Municipal
Vulnerability Preparedness
Building
Barnstable's resilience to climate change &
preparing for natural hazards
Public
Listening Session
June 11,
2019 | 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Barnstable
Town Hall | 367 Main Street, Hyannis
Second Floor
Hearing Room
Review
the Draft Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness
Report here.
The Town of
Barnstable is participating in the Commonwealth's
Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness
(MVP) program. This program provides
support for towns in Massachusetts to plan for and
implement projects that mitigate the impacts of
climate change and natural hazards. Communities that
complete the MVP program become certified as an "MVP
community" and are eligible for State grant funding
and other opportunities.
The Town of Barnstable
will continue the MVP certification process by
presenting and distributing a draft of the
Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness report to
the public at a formal public information and
listening session scheduled for June 11, 2019 at 5
p.m. at Town Hall. This session will provide an
opportunity for any member of the interested public
to learn about the MVP process and provide feedback
about the MVP workshop and recommended highest
priority actions resulting from the workshop.
No registration is required.
The goal of the
MVP planning process is to raise awareness about the
dangers posed from natural hazards and identify
priority actions to improve resilience to the
significant natural hazards that the community
faces. On March 29, 2019, during
a day-long workshop, community participants worked
with local and regional leaders to:
- Characterize
the hazards facing the community
- Identify
community vulnerabilities and hazards
- Identify and
prioritize community actions
- Identify
overall priority actions for the community
Click here
to view the presentation portion of the workshop,
which includes background on the MVP program and a
presentation "Science, Climate Projections, and
Resources" by Greg Berman, Coastal Process
Specialist with the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
and Woods Hole Sea Grant.
Click here
to view the Cape Cod Commission's "Story Map"
for the MVP effort. The Story Map
includes links to resources on climate resilience
and a collection of data on local natural hazard
impacts, including things like infrastructure,
floodplains, and sea level rise projections.
The Planning and Development Department is
updating the Town of Barnstable's Hazard Mitigation
Plan. The plan identifies and assesses
potential impacts of natural hazards, including
hurricanes, winter storms, flooding, coastal
erosion, wildfires, and other disasters and which
critical facilities, properties and resources may be
impacted by these events. Planning and
Development coordinates input from the public,
municipal officials and other stakeholders to
identify strategies and actions aimed at reducing
the loss of or damage to life, property,
infrastructure and natural, cultural, and economic
resources.
Developing hazard mitigation plans allows the Town to:
Increase education and
awareness around threats, hazards, and
vulnerabilities;
Ultimately, hazard mitigation planning
enables action to reduce loss of life and property,
lessening the impact of disasters.
The plan is prepared to comply with Federal
Emergency Management requirements and allows the
Town to access funding sources to aide with plan
implementation.
The Town will host a public meeting to
collect input on the identified risks and
vulnerabilities and actions the Town can take to
reduce risk and protect the people and property of
Barnstable.
View the Barnstable 2010 Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan here.
The Town
of Barnstable, with the Cape Cod Commission, and
Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, are
exploring strategies to reduce
vulnerability to natural hazards in threatened areas
of our community.
The
Cape Cod Coastal Planner
is a communication and decision support tool
intended to educate users on the climate change
hazards impacting Cape Cod's coastline, the
adaptation strategies available to address them, and
implications for local infrastructure and
ecosystems. Choose your location and zone of impact
to begin planning. View planning layers and test
adaptation strategies for three coastal hazards.
Learn more
about the Resilient Cape Cod project at
www.capecodcommission.org/resiliency.
Climate
Resilience Resources
FEMA Flood Insurance Rate
Maps for Barnstable
Expanded Floodplains for
Barnstable
Mapping Coastal MA - Expanded Floodplains
Town Plans
Town of Barnstable Multi-Hazard Mitigation
Plan (2010)
Community Rating System
Floodplain Management / Storm Smart
Recommendations Report
2014 New England
Climate Adaptation Project
Summary Climate Change Risk Assessment
Resources for Coastal
Property Owners
Questions and Answers on Purchasing Coastal
Real Estate in Massachusetts
Homeowners Handbook to Prepare for Coastal
Hazards
FEMA National Flood Insurance Program
Technical Support Hotline
Protect your Home from Coastal Storms and
Flooding
Protect our Floodplains: Protect & Restore
Cape Cod's Best Defense against Destructive Floods
The National Flood Insurance Program:
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
Dealing with Coastal Erosion: The Spectrum
of Erosion Control Methods