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Relocation of City of Silex, Missouri

BOONSLICK REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION

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BOONSLICK RPC

Boonslick Region:

▫ Lincoln County

▫ Montgomery County

▫ Warren County

26 municipal governments

97,315 people (2010)

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INTRODUCTION

Location: Silex, MO

▫ Northwest of St. Louis

▫ East of Cuivre River

▫ South of Mill Creek

History of Floods

▫ Floods of ’93, ’95, ‘03

Flash Flood

▫ Hurricane Ike (Summer 2008)

▫ Water Level: 4+ feet

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IMPACT

Impact to the Community

▫ Seventy-Three Homes Affected

▫ $2,000,000 in Total Damage

▫ Quality of Life Threatened

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RELOCATION PLAN

Engage City Officials

▫ Determine Interest from Elected Officials

Submission of CDBG Grant Application

Town Hall Meeting w/ Residents

Site Selection

▫ Three Potential Sites Evaluated

Environmental Review

▫ Old and New Sites

RFP for Engineer & Design

Timeline (SEP ‘08 – SEP ‘09)

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NEW SITE

Site Evaluation

▫ Conducted by Mayor and Board▫ Three Proposed Sites ▫ Selection Based on Proximity to Old Silex and

Highway Access▫ 0.2 Mile East of Old Town▫ 26 Acres Purchased

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POLICY SUMMARY

Buy-Out and Relocation Project - Notice of Intent to Participate

▫ Developed Locally / Supports State and Federal Guidelines

▫ Determines Eligibility of Prospective Participants

Income, Property Values, Damage Estimates, Insurance Coverage

FAQs

▫ 33 Predetermined Questions and Answers

Used to Facilitate Meeting with Community

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FUNDING SOURCES

CDBG

▫ Relocation Funds

$25K Per Household

▫ Value of Property Lost

Independent Appraisal

$6K - $93K Per Appraisal

▫ Acquisition of New Site

$130K 26 Acres

SSBG

▫ Gap Funding

Income-Based

29 Participants Qualified

$10K - $86K

NFIP

▫ Increased Cost of Compliance

$51,500

Eligibility Dependent Upon National Flood Insurance Policy in Force

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PROJECT STATUS

Project Complete

▫ 41 New Homes

▫ 5 Homes Moved

▫ Roads Not Paved

No Funding

All Participants Relocated

Demolition complete

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FUTURE PLANS

Expansion of City Park

▫ Camp Sites

▫ Tractor Pull Area

▫ Landscaping Donated

Leasing to Silex R-I School District is underway (about 7 acres)

▫ Western Half of Old Town

▫ Baseball/Software Fields and Parking

▫ All Weather Track

Waste Water Treatment Plant (starting soon)

▫ South End of Old Town (drip system)

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Land Use Planning-DED/CDBG

Identified structures located in “new flood zone” of 100 year Floodplain.

Economical assessment of parcels in the New Flood Area (value lost).

Identifying mitigation actions for New Flood Areas.

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Business Continuity Plan

Informative flyer was developed and disseminated to local businesses & chambers of commerce

Businesses are able to download this template

Leads the businesses through the thought process and actions necessary to produce a thorough business continuity plan.

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Can Your Business Survive A Disaster?• Tornado?• Flood?• Earthquake?• Fire?• Long-term Loss of Power?

Why Plan?

• Those that plan position themselves to survive

• Can you afford to stop work for a week?• A month? • Even longer?

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Commodity Movement Study

Purpose: To find a way to turn the adversity of continual river flooding into the opportunity of using the same rivers to anchor an intermodal hub

Concept of a regional port terminal

Discussions going on …..

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Levee cleaning project

Funded by National Emergency Grant (NEG) via Career Center (2013-2014)

We checked with levee districts on improvements

Debris cleaning

95% of debris was wood and was burned

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Transportation Advisory Committee(TAC)

The committee members were appointed from the following backgrounds:

▫ Manufacturing

▫ Retail/commercial/residential development

▫ Trucking/transportation

▫ Agriculture/agri-business

▫ Economic development/chamber of commerce

▫ Education

▫ Emergency services

▫ Special needs population

▫ Private citizens

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