PEOPLE, PLACES, PROSPERITY The Many Facets of Community Resiliency Central Florida Regional Planning Council
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• Council of Governments Located in Orlando • Provide Technical Assistance Governmentsto and Organizations Serving Brevard, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Sumter, and Volusia counties
INTRODUCTIONS About ECFRPC
The ability to bounce forward; absorb, recover and get better in the face of short term shocks like hurricanes or infrastructure failures and long – term stressors like affordable housing, aging infrastructure, shifting economic trends and climate change.
INTRODUCTIONS
What is Resiliency?
INTRODUCTIONS Resiliency Framework • Holistic Approach • Identify/Address Vulnerability Drivers • Benchmark Metrics • Applicable to Multiple Topic Areas
Regional Food Systems Michelle Morrison, Planner Regional Greenhouse Gas Inventory Jenifer Rupert, Regional Resilience Officer
INTRODUCTIONS Resiliency Projects Economic Resiliency
Luis Nieves-Ruiz, FAICP, Director of Economic Development
COCOA BUSINESS RESILIENCY PROJECT Luis Nieves-Ruiz, FAICP Director of Economic Development and Florida Planning Conference September 8, 2022
COCOA BUSINESS RESILIENCY • EDA Grant Award • Help City’s Business Community Become More Resilient to Disasters • Pivot Because of COVID-19 History and Purpose
COCOA BUSINESS RESILIENCY • Identify EconomicSignificantCorridors • Identify Vulnerabilities • Economic Modeling • Develop Resilience Index Project Methodology
COCOA BUSINESS RESILIENCY • Seven Major Corridors • Home to 30% of City’s Businesses • Home to 2,500 Jobs • Different Type of Goods and Services Identify Business Corridors
COCOA BUSINESS RESILIENCY • Developed Two Sets of Metrics to Help CorridorEvaluate Resilience • Land Use • Economic Vitality Identify Vulnerabilities
COCOA BUSINESS RESILIENCY • Eleven Including:Metrics • Average Parcel Size • Percent Vacant Parcels • Land AllocationUse Land Use Metrics
COCOA BUSINESS RESILIENCY • Twelve Including:Metrics • Business Composition • Average Business Size • BusinessEstimatedSales • InvestmentCorridor Economic Vitality Metrics
Economic Modeling • Use REMI PI+ Model ImpactEconomicDeveloptoThreeScenarios • Estimate Impact of Events on CorridorsSpecific COCOA BUSINESS RESILIENCY
Resilience Index
COCOA BUSINESS RESILIENCY
COCOA BUSINESS RESILIENCY • Communities Should Examine the Resiliency of their Economic Corridors • Engaging the Business Community is Important • Methodology is Applicable to a Variety of Projects/Areas Project Lessons
Luis Nieves-Ruiz, FAICP | Economic Development Director lnievesruiz@ecfrpc.org Michelle Morrison | Planner mmorrison@ecfrpc.org Jenifer Rupert | Regional Resilience Officer jrupert@ecfrpc.org
