Spencer County Mitigation Actions

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1	Action	Goal	Hazards Covered	County	Applicable Jurisidictions	Priority	Lead Implementer	Other proposed partners	Potential funding sources	Status	2021 Implementation Status Comments
2	Move critical water and wastewater infrastructure out of floodplain/areas with flooding issues and/or provide additional protective measures - backup generators, elevation, etc.	Flood mitigation, water & wastewater infrastrucure	Flooding	Spencer County	Spencer County, Taylorsville	Moderate	City of Taylorsville	KIPDA (grant applications)	HMGP, BRIC, KIA	New - 2021	These facilities are shown on the flooding and critical infrastructure map.
3	Apply for backup generators and assess fuel capacity within critical facilities	Energy resilience	All identified hazards	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	High	County and cities, water & wastewater districts	KIPDA (grant applications), KY Energy & Environment Cabinet	HMGP, BRIC	Ongoing activity - 2016	KIPDA's graduate intern is completing an addendum to the HMP that asseses energy resiliency capacity in the KIPDA HMP region. This information will be used for applying for BRIC and HMGP grants at county and regional level.
4	Advocate for integration of hazard mitigation planning into county/city comprehensive planning, capital improvement planning, stormwater planning, etc.	Flood mitigation, community members' vulnerabilities	All identified hazards	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	High	KIPDA	County, respectivite cities and boards	Staff time	New - 2021	Building mitigation into commuity growth is key to reducing long-term vulnerabilities.
5	Conduct dam emergency action plan trainings for county emergency managers	Flood mitigation	Dam failure, flooding	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	High	KIPDA	Kentucky Division of Water - Dam Safety Section	Unknown	New-2021	None of the dams in the KIPDA region have an emergency action plan, which means that it's unclear who would be notified in case of a dam failure event. A training opportunity would allow emergency managers and other concerned parties to start compiling important information in case of an emergency.
6	Assess best opportunities to lower dam hazard ratings - buyouts, mitigation measures, etc.	Flood mitigation	Dam failure, flooding	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	Moderate	Counties, water and wastewater utilities (when applicable), soil conservation districts (when applicable)	Private consultant, Kentucky Division of Water - Dam Safety Section	Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential Dam Grants Program, HMGP, BRIC	New-2021	Spencer County has 4 high hazard dams. To make these dams less hazardous (move to a lower rating), typically buyouts (to remove homes from inundation zones) or other mitigation measures need to occur. Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding may be available for this.
7	Send Survey 123 findings/notes to KIPDA in order to document and track the impact of hazards	Data management and tools	All identified hazards	Spencer County	Spencer County	High	KIPDA, County emergency managers, county/city engineers, county/city public works, county/city road department staff	None	Staff time	New-2021	Emergency managers, road department and public works staff often use Survey 123 to document damage in their communities. This could be a wealth of knowledge for KIPDA's mitigation action inventory and for future HMGP applications.
8	Use the USACE's green infrastructure and open space model to identify areas that are well suited to nature-based solutions	Data management and tools	Flooding, extreme heat	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	Moderate	KIPDA	None	Staff time	New-2021	USACE received a grant to analyze the entire state for areas that would be good candidates for nature-based solutions. Unfortunately, this analysis was not completed in time to be included in the plan. KIPDA GIS staff will use the model for the KIPDA region and include on the KIPDA HMP website at a later date.
9	Create shelter inventory and map shelter locations by county. Make this online map publically available on all county and city websites.	Data management and tools	All identified hazards	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	High	KIPDA, County emergency managers	American Red Cross	Staff time	New-2021	When conducting interviews and meetings for the Hazard Mitigation Plan, it became clear that there is not a simple list of community shelters for each jurisidiction. It is crucial that all elected officials, local government employees, and the public are aware of shelter locations, and a simple online map could achieve this.
10	Request that each city/county department/office review how it can better incorporate hazard mitigation goals into its separate planning processes and/or implementation of its duties	Consider community members' vulnerabilities	All identified hazards	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	Moderate	City/county employees	N/A	Staff time	New-2021	Hazard mitigation intersects with a myriad of community priorities, and it should be considered by each department/division within a community.
11	Use GIS software, ACS data, and local knowledge in order to identify the best location(s) areas for tornado/severe storm shelters (i.e. low-income neighborhoods, densley populated areas, trailer parks, etc.).	Consider community members' vulnerabilities	Tornado, severe storms	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	High	KIPDA (GIS assistance), county emergency managers	American Red Cross	Staff time	New-2021	Safe rooms/shelters for tornadoes and other severe storm events (anecdotally) have a decent chance of passing the BCA for HMGP funding. Therefore, it would be quite helpful to identify areas, such as trailer parks, large outdoor community spaces, etc. that would be good candidates for a safe room.
12	Apply for HMGP funding to create tornado/severe storm shelters within the most vulnerable areas	Consider community members' vulnerabilities	Tornado, severe storms	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	High	County emergency managers	KIPDA (grant application), American Red Cross	HMGP grant	New-2021	Safe rooms/shelters for tornadoes and other severe storm events (anecdotally) have a decent chance of passing the BCA for HMGP funding.
13	Incorporate climate adaptation and resiliency measures into the Area Development District transportation planning process	transportation planning	All identified hazards	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	High	KIPDA	N/A	Staff time	New-2021	Climate resilience is a major priority for USDOT, and it is important for transportation planning processes to include this issue.
14	Create hazard dashboard to identify potential and existing flooding issues on roadways	transportation planning, data management and tools	Flooding	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	Moderate	KIPDA	County and city public works/road department, KYTC	Staff time	New-2021	Flooding on roadways was the most commonly reported issue during the hazard mitigation planning process. Developing a map to identify potential and existing flooding issues on roadways could be helpful for the MPO and ADD transportation planning processes as well as HMGP and BRIC funding.
15	Reach out to FEMA to have a conversation about the difficulty that BCAs pose to smaller, rural communities	Data management and tools	All identified hazards	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	High	KIPDA	All counties and cities	Staff time	New-2021	KIPDA and its communites are committed to mitigation; however, the vast amount of information and additional studies required to pass BCAs is untenable for most KIPDA communities. Without more dedicated funding for studies and analysis to fulfill BCAs or a change in BCA requirements, KIPDA is unsure of how to advise many of its communities. As a representative of small and impoverished communities, it would like to voice these concerns to FEMA.
16	Apply for Economic Development Administration grant to hire regional mitigation coordinator. This coordinator will assist counties with data analysis and FEMA grant applications.	Data management and tools	All identified hazards	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	High	KIPDA	All counties and cities	Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant	New-2021	Bluegrass Area Development District applied for and received an EDA grant to fund a hazard mitigation position full time. KIPDA would like to do the same in order to implement the 2021 Hazard Mitigation Plan. This work is not traditionally funded through the Joint-Funding Administration (JFA), which pays for KIPDA staff positions. This position would assist communities with HMGP and BRIC applications, host trainings, and collect and analyze data on hazards.
17	Host trainings for public works employees, road department managers, emergency managers, city and county engineers, planning and zoning staff, and other county/city staff on records and data collection to track hazard impacts.	Data management and tools	All identified hazards	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	High	KIPDA	County and city staff	Staff time	New-2021	These trainings would be jointly hosted by KIPDA Community Economic Development Division & KIPDA Transportation on a county by county basis to show county and city staff how to record and track hazard impacts. Improved record and data collection will allow jurisidictions to have the information necessary to apply for mitigation and transportation grants.
18	Pursue additional energy resiliency measures - such as microgrids and other forms of distributed energy - to provide backup power to critical facilities.	Energy resilience	All identified hazards	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	Low to Moderate	County, city governments, local utilities	KIPDA (grant application), KY Energy & Environment Cabinet	BRIC	New-2021	Recommendations for additional energy resilience measures will be included in the energy resilience addendum.
19	Pursue elevation or additional mitigation measures at Old Heady Road	Flood mitigation	Flooding	Spencer County	Spencer County	High	Spencer County Emergency Management, Spencer County Fiscal Court	KIPDA (grant application)	HMGP, HSIP	New-2021	Spencer County Emergency Management is seeking HMGP funding to elevate/mitigate Old Heady Road.
20	Pursue additional mitigation measures to ensure that the Taylorsville Levee is safe and up to USACE standards	Flood mitigation	Flooding	Spencer County	Spencer County, Taylorsville	Moderate to High	Spencer County Emergency Management, Spencer County Fiscal Court, Taylorsville Levee Commission	KIPDA (grant application)	HMGP	New-2021	Spencer County Emergency Management is working with the Taylorsville Levee Commission to apply for funding to update the leveee.
21	Review elevation or additional mitigation measures for the Taylorsville Road crossing at Beshears Creek	Flood mitigation	Flooding, severe storms	Spencer County	Spencer County	Moderate	Spencer County Fiscal Court, Spencer County Emergency Management	KIPDA (grant application)	HMGP, HSIP	New-2021	The Taylorsville Road Crossing was identified as an area of concern during the hazard mitigation planning process.
22	Incorporate hazard mitigation funding opportunities into Regional Water Management Council discussions	Water & Wastewater Infrastructure	All identified hazards	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	High	KIPDA	Water & wastewater utilities	Staff time	New-2021	Recommendations for additional energy resilience measures will be included in the energy resilience addendum.
23	Remove debris from streams that cause damages to bridges and transportation facilities	Transportation planning	Flooding, severe storms, landslides	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	Moderate	County emergency management, road department, solid waste department, public works department		Staff time	Ongoing activity - 2016	This is an ongoing activity from the 2016 plan.
24	Develop a coordinated, interagency sustained debris removal plan and reevaluate	Transportation planning	Flooding, severe storms, landslides	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	Moderate	County emergency management, road department, solid waste department, public works department		Staff time	Ongoing activity - 2016	This is an ongoing activity from the 2016 plan.
25	Work with utlitiy companies to trim trees and debris away from overhead power lines and roadways	Transportation planning, energy resilience	Severe storms	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	Moderate	County emergency management, county fiscal court, city governments		Staff time	Ongoing activity - 2016	This is an ongoing activity from the 2016 plan.
26	Encourage homeowners to have backup power sources or alternate sources of heating	Energy resilience	All identified hazards	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	Moderate	County emergency management, county fiscal court, city governments		Staff time	Ongoing activity - 2016	This is an ongoing activity from the 2016 plan.
27	Direct development and installation of all new critical facilities and government structures out of hazard areas	Flood mitigation, water & wastewater infrastructure	Flooding, sinkholes	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	Moderate	County emergency management, county fiscal court, city governments		Staff time	Ongoing activity - 2016	This is an ongoing activity from the 2016 plan.
28	Enforce county and city's NFIP flood ordinance(s)	Flood mitigation	Flooding	Spencer County	Spencer County and all NFIP-partcipating incorporated cities	High	County fiscal court, county planning & zoning, city governments, city planning and zoning		Staff time	Ongoing activity - 2016	This is an ongoing activity from the 2016 plan.
29	Educate residents of their location in the hazard areas by providing maps and information	Consider community members' vulnerabilities	All identified hazards	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	Moderate	County emergency management, city governments	KIPDA	Staff time	Ongoing activity - 2016	KIPDA pursued online planning in order to make critical hazard maps and data more accessible to community members. Counties and cities can now share the website in order to help community members understand their risk.
30	Promote the use of NOAA "all hazards" radios for early warning and post event information	Consider community members' vulnerabilities	All identified hazards	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	High	County emergency management		Staff time, emergency mangaement funding	Ongoing activity -2016	This is an ongoing activity from the 2016 plan.
31	Develop and reevaluate evacuation plans, policies, and procedures for all hazards	Consider community members' vulnerabilities	All identified hazards	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	High	city governments, county emergency management		Staff time		This is an ongoing activity from the 2016 plan.
32	Educate residents on the availability and importance of flood insurance	Flood management	Flooding	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	Moderate	city governments, county fiscal court		Staff time	Ongoing activity-2016	This is an ongoing activity from the 2016 plan.
33	Create and update a GIS database inventory of all critical facilities and structures in each hazard	Data management and tools	All identified hazards	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	High	KIPDA, county planning departments, city governments		Staff time	Completed -2021	This 2016 action was completed during the 2021 plan. This online, publically available map will continue to be updated.
34	Identify, reevaluate, and map bridges that need to be elevated to prevent damage and flooding.	Flood management	Flooding	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	High	KYTC, KIPDA, county road departments		Staff time	Ongoing activity - 2016	This is an ongoing activity from the 2016 plan.
35	Upgrade the emergency services communication equipment and technology equipment	Data management and tools	All identified hazards	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	High	County emergency management		County emergency management funding	Ongoing activity - 2016	This is an ongoing activity from the 2016 plan.
36	Incorporate CHAMPS into county services as a mitigation planning tool	Data management and tools	All identified hazards	Spencer County	Spencer County and all incorporated cities	High	County emergency management, city gvoernments, county planning & zoning	KIPDA	Staff time	Ongoing activity - 2016	This is an ongoing activity from the 2016 plan. KIPDA could incorporate CHAMPS into future trainings for local official and employees.
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