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Community Development Commission RESILIENCE HUBS JANUARY 11, 2022 1 AGENDA I. Council Resolution II. Resilience Hub Overview III. Working Together Page 2 COUNCIL RESOLUTION 20210408-028 PLAN: ● Conduct an assessment to identify potential locations for resilience hubs. ● Explore "passive survivability", redundant power and water. ● Engagement with each community, center the needs of the most vulnerable and affected ● Potential resilience hubs are based on 15-minute walkshed of each neighborhood. community members. DELIVERABLE: ● Budget sufficient to fund recommendations and strategies to design and equip hubs. ● Plan, budget recommendations, funding strategies, and a timeline for designing and equipping an ● initial six pilot hubs for disasters. Intergovernmental memorandum necessary to memorialize community partnerships necessary to create resilience hubs.” Page 3 WHY RESILIENCE HUBS? Disaster Frequency and Intensity is Increasing Extreme Weather Events Power and Water Outages Health & Safety emergencies Equity Focus ● Empower low-income communities and communities of color in the planning process Build an equity lens for all staff participating in the process ● Move as much as possible ● towards community leadership and ownership of the work ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Extreme Weather Events Highlight the Need For Accessible community spaces Distribution centers (water, food, medicine, etc.) Back-up power & water Sheltering during events Truly engaging community Page 4 SVI in Travis County Some communities are disproportionately exposed to and affected by climate hazards more than others based on social vulnerability. Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) is a measure of both the sensitivity of a population to natural hazards and its ability to respond to and recover from the impacts of hazards. Higher Vulnerability Lower Vulnerability Source: A2SI Page 5 WHAT ARE RESILIENCE HUBS? What they are: Networks of Physical Facilities Community Focused What they are not: Replacement for traditional emergency planning and disaster response Replacement for sheltering plan ● ● ● ● ● ● Day to Day v. Emergency 98% of the time, function to serve the community 2% of the time, activated with resilient systems Page 6 STAKEHOLDERS & TOPICS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ● ● ● Community Services Outreach + Education Programming Ambassadors ● City and County ● Community Organizations Faith-based Groups ● ● Schools & Higher Ed ● Utility Providers ● Housing Authority ● Local Businesses ● Chambers of Commerce ● Others SUCCESSFUL RESILIENCE HUBS HUB ACTIVATION ● Readiness outreach ● Staff + Training ● Supply Provision FACILITY + SITE PREPAREDNESS ● Building Upgrades ● Infrastructure ● Access Page 7 RANGE OF FACILITIES Level 1 GATHERING HUB Level 2 RELIEF HUB Level 3 Name TBD Page 8 DRAFT HUB LEVEL DEFINITIONS Prerequisites 1. Physical ability to be a Resilience Hub, 2. Structure not exposed natural hazards, 3. Open daily to the public Facility Attributes Staffing + Supplies Level 1 GATHERING HUB Gathering space (conditioned indoor & shaded outdoor space) Public Restrooms Access to electricity Level 2 (Level 1+) RELIEF HUB Parking lot for water/food distribution Wifi Dry storage space Larger indoor gathering space Portable generators / solar kiosk Trained Staff Information & care kits Small amount of snacks and water Larger supplies of food and water Level 3 (Level 2+) NAME TBD Shelter-capable (Cots and Sleeping area) + Showers Grid-independent power Commercial kitchen Refrigerated storage Backup Water System Additional Shelter Staffing Resources 9 STARTING WITH EXISTING FACILITIES Range of Facility Types ● City (Rec Centers, Libraries, Health Centers, Convention Centers, etc.) ● School Districts (Elem, Middle, High School, etc.) ● County ● Community College / Universities ● Health Clinics Range of Functionality ● Range of neighborhood typology ● Range of community needs ● Range of size and facility attributes Baseline Facility Data Collection Now ● Mapping in Google Maps ● Analyzing based on SVI ● Sorting into Hub Levels ● Determine Gaps (Facility, Staffing, Supplies) Page 10 WORKING TOGETHER THE APPROACH Building Partnerships: AISD, Travis County, Austin Community College, Central Health Identify Existing Assets and Facilities ● ● Creating a Google Map to ID existing facilities + assets Identify gaps to create a hub and spoke network Identify & Prioritize Sites for Potential New Investments Focusing first on AISD, City of Austin, and Travis County ● ● Methodology focused on SVI, equity, transparency ● Consider range of 3 types of Hubs Conduct Stakeholder Engagement to Inform the Process Centering Equity in the Process Starting in January 2022 Beginning with a 10-15 person Advisory Panel ● ● ● ● Once Initial Sites are Selected, Conduct more detailed Neighborhood level engagement around sites Upgrade Facilities, Train Staff, Launch the Hub and Spoke Network Page 12 AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING ● $3M allocated to Resilience Hubs by the Council-approved American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding framework ● We plan to share resources across a network of hubs for project planning and capital investments ● The funds need to be spent by December 31, 2024 Page 13 DRAFT TIMELINE Q4 2021 Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Data Collection/Analysis Community Engagement Initiate Pilots Implementation Map hazards and Social Vulnerability Index (SVI). Conduct basic assessments, identify Level 1-3 sites Engage community groups and create an advisory board. Provide outreach on Level 1-3 sites. Based on SVI and community groups, engage neighborhoods to determine needs, select pilot sites, and start implementing simple strategies For sites that are ready to function, train staff, get supplies, Website go-live, Communications and Promotion For sites that need capital upgrades: Schematic design, design development, contract document, bid/selection, construction Page 14 Page 15