Assessing and Adapting to Climate Risks
PBC APA
July 29, 2025
Vulnerability Assessment
Vulnerability Assessment
Project Scope
• County’s unincorporated area and western municipalities
• County’s “Critical” Assets defined by Florida Statute
• Measures potential hazard impacts
• Identifies the levels that people, property, and natural resources may be affected
• Government Buildings
• Lift Stations
• Fire Stations
• Schools
• Child Care Centers
• Senior & Assisted Living Facilities
• Mobile Home Parks
• Medical Facilities
• Hospitals
• Law Enforcement Facilities
• Courthouses
• Ground Storage Tanks
• Low-income Housing
• Historic Structures
• Transportation Methods (bus routes, streets, evacuation routes)
Funded by $1,300,000 in Grants
VA Output
Vulnerability Assessment
Sea Level Rise + Storm Surge + Rainfall
45.2 inches / SS: 89 inches / Rainfall: 14.6 inches
2100 NIL SLR + 500 Yr. Storm Surge + 100 Yr. 24-Hr Rainfall
SLR: 45.2 inches / SS: 109.2 inches / Rainfall: 14.6 inches
2100 NIL SLR + 100 Yr. Storm Surge + 100 Yr. 24-Hr Rainfall
SLR:
Vulnerability Assessment
Top Assets of Concern
• Parks & Natural Areas
• Roads & Bridges
• Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
• Government Facilities
• Emergency Response Facilities
• Utility & Communications Infrastructure
Adaptation
Adaptation Project Types: Natural Resources
• Sky glow limit
• Shoreline ordinance
• Coastal redevelopment policy
• Groundwater consideration within Code
• Seawall replacement/installation Living shoreline creation
• Mangrove island creation
• Dune stabilization and planting
• Beach nourishment, sand transfer, and shoreline protection
• Canopy expansion & tree donation sites
Adaptation
Adaptation Project Types: Community Facilities
• Shade structure replacement and expansion
• Multipurpose field house
• Resilience hub
• Shelter upgrades
• Harden government and community facilities
• Construct water play structures
Adaptation
Adaptation Project Types: Infrastructure & Utilities
• Septic to sewer
• Lift and pump station rehab/elevation
• Facility hardening and expansion
• Stormwater management/improvements
• Stormwater master plan
• Drainage improvements for frequently flooded residential areas and roads
Capital Planning
Resiliency Checklist
• All County Capital Construction Projects have to do a “mini” VA to disclose likely hazard risks and what, if anything, they are doing to address that in the project scope.
• Use a Unified Sea Level Rise Projection
• Complete an Office of Resilience Checklist
• Demonstrate how a County Building complies with State Green Building
Statute F.S. 255.2575 by providing a completed green building scorecard.
Capital Planning – Resiliency Checklist
