2017-190-E AMS - TJCOG Energy and Environment Program

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DocuSign Envelope ID:97A85083-4649-4F90-9283-141A52E739BF response and recovery efforts in the event that a threat or hazard occurs. Options will target the most vulnerable areas identified in Phase Three by either(i) reducing exposure, or(ii) increasing adaptive capacity.After options have been identified, they will be prioritized based on how much they reduce vulnerability and risk, their ability to be implemented, and other criteria established by participants.This phase will require two workshops and two separate working sessions to complete.The work completed during this phase will provide a strong foundation for the last and final step of the Steps to Resilience:"Take Action." Taking Action will require each local government to implement the Resilience Assessment developed during this effort. NEMAC will be available for consultation during this phase,and is amenable to amending this Proposed Work Plan if a need for additional work is required. The expected deliverables for this phase include: • A comprehensive list of prioritized options that meet criteria identified as important to workshop participants; • Two facilitated workshops for all participants(including workbooks for all participants); • Two working sessions(scheduled between workshops); and • A Phase Four summary report,which will subsequently be integrated into the final project report(Phase Five). Phase Five: Final Report Preparations The fifth phase of this contract is the development of a regional Resilience Assessment report, to include all associated maps, graphs, statistics, and decisions made during earlier phases.The assessment will be formatted so that recommendations and options are easily transferable into other frameworks, such as comprehensive plans or hazard mitigation plans.This will require cooperation with local governments to establish content requirements. The intent is to have the options and recommendations from Phase IV be implementable, but how the municipalities incorporate them into their plans will be their responsibility.This project will bring all involved through Phase IV(Options to Build Resilience and Prioritizing Actions), but after this stage of prioritization, it will be up to the municipality to determine how they will ultimately prioritize, implement, maintain and evaluate them within their own governance If municipalities require further assistance with integration of this report into their planning efforts, then NEMAC may require additional funding—which will be determined toward the end of this Phase Five. Note that this effort will require NEMAC's access to the most recent versions of comprehensive, sustainability, and hazard mitigation plans for each local government,which should have been completed during Phase One. During this phase, identified members from each participating local government—identification of whom will need to be completed before the end of Phase Three—will be able to provide comments and feedback on the Resilience Assessment's content.This will require a formalized editing and tracking process, likely to involve online protocols for sharing content, versioning,deadline management,etc. NEMAC will work with Triangle J and the steering committee to establish this process during a working group session held during this phase. After the completion of the report, it is recognized that certain administrative and governmental approvals may be needed to adopt and implement the assessment. NEMAC reserves the right to publish content concerning the methodology and to promote this process after the completion Phase Five.To the best of its ability, NEMAC will notify Triangle J and the steering committee of any such published materials before publication. The expected deliverables for this phase include: • One working session with Triangle J and the steering committee; • Established process for providing comments and feedback on content;and • Final report(electronic and hard copy)with key maps, graphics, and text developed during Phases One through 6