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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBack-Up DocumentsyZP�D W"OC F i 4 p c a z O .-NFWF ryN 4` Np� National Coastal Resilience Fund NFWF CONTACTS Erika Feller Director, Marine and Coastal Conserv^" erika.feller@nfwf.org 202-595-3911 Kaity Goldsmith Manager, Marine Conservation and NCRF kaitlin.goldsmith@nfwf.org 202-595-2494 PARTNERS • NOAA • AT&T • Shell • TransRe • U.S. Department of Defense • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ABOUTNFWF Chartered by Congress in 1984, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) protects and restores the nation's fish, wildlife, plants and habitats. Working with federal, corporate and individual partners, NFWF has funded more than 5,000 organizations and generated a total conservation impact of $6.1 billion. Learn more at www.nfwf.org NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS 1133 15th Street, NW Suite 1000 Washington, D.C., 20005 202-857-0166 ;, Dunes protecting sea turtle nests and homes along the coast of South Carolina. OVERVIEW The 2020 round of funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's (NFWF) National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF) includes 46 new coastal resilience grants totaling more than $37 million. The awards announced generated $55 million in match from the grantees, providing a total conservation impact of $92 million. In this latest round of grant -making from the fund, NFWF and NOAA were joined by partners Shell, TransRe, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and AT&T; with additional funding from the U.S. Department of Defense. The National Coastal Resilience Fund restores, increases, and strengthens natural infrastructure to protect coastal communities while also enhancing habitats for fish and wildlife. Established in 2018, the National Coastal Resilience Fund invests in conservation projects that restore or expand natural features such as coastal marshes and wetlands, dune and beach systems, oyster and coral reefs, forests, coastal rivers, and floodplains, and barrier islands that minimize the impacts of storms and other naturally occurring events on nearby communities. (continued) COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING AND PLANNING Planning for Community and Ecosystem Resilience on the Oregon Coast (OR) Grantee: Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development Grant Amount: ..................................... $250,584 Matching Funds: ................................... $154,442 Total Project Amount: ............................. $405,026 Engage coastal communities in a formal process to identify specific resilience needs and develop a planning framework to push projects forward to advanced stages of coastal resilience activities in Oregon's estuarine areas. Project will empower coastal communities to plan and implement coastal resilience activities and leverage existing planning frameworks to accomplish broader resiliency goals and restoration priorities in highly vulnerable estuaries. Building Capacity and Partnerships to Plan and Implement Coastal Resilience in the Florida Panhandle Grantee: The Nature Conservancy Grant Amount: ..................................... $206,753 Matching Funds: ................................... $271,793 Total Project Amount: ............................. $478,546 Create a portfolio of nature -based solution projects for coastal resilience in Franklin, Gulf and Bay counties in Florida through work with regional and local partners and analysis of the effectiveness of natural features in reducing storm damage from Hurricane Michael. Project will establish a regional resilience planning framework, including a process for using existing decision support tools and resources, guide investments in restoring, strengthening, and creating natural features. Producing Natural Resource Evaluation and a Management Plan for Mispillion and Cedar Creek (DE) Grantee: Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Grant Amount: ..................................... $110,042 Matching Funds: ................................... $110,048 Total Project Amount: ............................. $220,090 Work with partners to produce a natural resource economic valuation and management plan for Mispillion and Cedar Creek watersheds in Delaware. Project will provide the region with an ecotourism and nature -based investment strategy for conservation, climate adaptation, and community resilience in the watersheds, and will culminate in a comprehensive management plan that promotes resilience to flooding, sea level rise, and land use development. Planning for Coastal Resilience through an Innovative Design Approach to Capacity Building (GA, NC, SC) Grantee: Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Grant Amount: ..................................... $200,000 Matching Funds: ................................... $230,000 Total Project Amount: ............................. $430,000 Identify, assess, and build regional teams to address hydrologic connectivity threats resulting from inadequate Great blue heron on South Padre Island, Texas culvert structures in tidal systems. Project will focus on surveying, assessing, and prioritizing sites with key regional partners from diverse backgrounds, and aims to build a community of practice in each region to further aquatic conservation and community resiliency. Building Capacity and Conducting Coastal Risk Assessments in Remote Alaska Native Communities Grantee: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Grant Amount: ................................... $1,360,801 Matching Funds: ................................... $821,588 Total Project Amount: ........................... $2,182,389 Provide adaptation planning and development of hazard mitigation and restoration solution support for 44 Alaskan Resilience Hub communities with capacity building on coastal flooding and erosion for the development of informed mitigation solutions and future design of restoration. Project will take an innovative, comprehensive, efficient, culturally - sensitive, and forward -looking approach to building capacity and conducting urgently needed coastal risk assessments in remote Alaska Native communities. (continued) Creating a Community Flooding and Resilience Plan for Southeast Detroit (MI) Grantee: Eastside Community Network Grant Amount: ..................................... $185,609 Matching Funds: ................................... $215,000 Total Project Amount: ............................. $400,609 Undertake a planning effort in southeast Detroit to evaluate the flooding issues facing the community and develop a set of recommended solutions. Project will survey households experiencing flooding issues, and a selected portion will receive home assessments to address the cause of their flooding with an emphasis on the use of nature -based, green stormwater infrastructure, and restoration solutions that could mitigate flooding risk while contributing to ecosystem recovery. Developing a Resiliency Implementation Workplan for Camden County (GA) Grantee: The Nature Conservancy Grant Amount: ...................................... $75,000 Matching Funds: .................................... $75,000 Total Project Amount: ............................. $150,000 Create a resiliency implementation workplan for Camden County, Georgia, via a stakeholder -driven planning process that results in actionable steps to assist local, county, and navy decision -makers in improving local resilience. Project will prioritize nature -based solutions by identifying and developing opportunities for nature -based, green -grey infrastructure projects to mitigate flooding, storm surge, sea -level rise risks, and other threats to local infrastructure and facilities. Commercial fishing hub in Gulfport, Mississippi Building a County Collaborative and Capacity through Development of a Resilience Strategy (CA) Grantee: County of Santa Clara Grant Amount: ..................................... $150,000 Matching Funds: ................................... $150,000 Total Project Amount: ............................. $300,000 Build capacity and identify local vulnerabilities and priorities through convening practitioners and leaders of 20 to 30 local government agencies and civil society stakeholders in Silicon Valley to ultimately incorporate policy and project solutions in the Santa Clara County Resiliency Strategy. Project will increase knowledge and develop a pipeline of prioritized policy and projects to implement and increase community, economic, riparian, and bay ecological resiliency. Creating a Resiliency and Sustainability Master Plan for Port of Gulfport (MS) Grantee: The Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport Grant Amount: ..................................... $124,493 Matching Funds: ................................... $124,493 Total Project Amount: ............................. $248,986 Create a Resiliency and Sustainability Master Plan for the Port of Gulfport that will support the Port's current environmental program and comprehensive emergency management plan and will also weave elements of sustainability throughout the Port's operations and procedures. Project will determine goal and objective formation, complete a resiliency assessment sustainability assessment, and prepare a resiliency and sustainability master plan. (continued) Developing a Head Estuarine Shoreline Management Plan for the Town of Nags Head (NC) Grantee: Town of Nags Head Grant Amount: ...................................... $75,000 Matching Funds: ................................... $160,500 Total Project Amount: ............................. $235,500 Address the estuarine shoreline management in the Town of Nags Head while balancing land use, ecosystem health, public health, and recreational opportunities. Project will prioritize shoreline management opportunities through a biogeographical inventory of existing shorelines, historical changes, and impacts; identify shoreline best management practices, uses, and policy; and explore regulatory issues to consider the impacts of future hazards on the estuarine system, such as sea -level rise. Developing a Living Shoreline Suitability Model for Pensacola Bay (FL) Grantee: Santa Rosa County Grant Amount: ...................................... $73,910 Matching Funds: .................................... $73,910 Total Project Amount: ............................. $147,820 Develop a living shoreline habitat suitability model and master plan for the Pensacola Bay System and assess approximately 175 miles of shoreline and include parameters such as land use, bathymetry, habitat type, wave dynamics, sediment transport, and the presence or absence of hardened coastal infrastructure. Project will create a model to characterize and prioritize living shoreline opportunities across local government jurisdictions, as a comprehensive coastal resilience strategy. Establishing a Comprehensive Coastal Nature -Based Resiliency Plan (NC) Grantee: North Carolina Department of Transportation Grant Amount: ..................................... $353,083 Matching Funds: ................................... $353,083 Total Project Amount (Grant + Matching Funds): ... $706,166 Establish a coastal nature -based resiliency plan focused on prioritizing sites for habitat restoration and protecting critical roadway infrastructure, to serve as a public, living plan created through stakeholder and community engagement. Project will identify and organize potential projects that address North Carolina's needs for coastal resiliency and increase stakeholder and public engagement to help build capacity to execute nature -based resilience projects. Developing a Resilient Waterfront and Shoreline Enhancement Plan (FL) Grantee: City of Miami Grant Amount: ..................................... $225,000 Matching Funds: ................................... $325,000 Total Project Amount: ............................. $550,000 Develop a 20-year capital plan for city of Miami shoreline enhancement projects, including updated design and permitting guidelines and financing recommendations. - t Black skimmers on Miami Beach Project will lead to reduced increasing flood risks over the next 40 years and will protect and enhance the currently compromised ecosystems of Biscayne Bay, Miami River and Little River through a combination of nature -based and structural means. Developing a Regional Coastal Resilience Plan for Southern Maine Grantee: Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission Grant Amount: ..................................... $130,000 Matching Funds: ................................... $136,500 Total Project Amount: ............................. $266,500 Develop a regional coastal resilience plan for a 10-municipality region in southern Maine through collaborative engagement of municipalities, local land trusts, regional conservation organizations, and state natural resource agencies. Project will assist communities, the region, and the state to better prepare for impacts of coastal hazards and will identify land use strategies, adaptation measures, and nature -based solutions for making the region more resilient to coastal flooding. (continued) low- 4%W4Ww -- � _1 _1-3 - a� - •;1� b-- . .4h. •. Oysters in South Carolina PROJECT SITE ASSESSMENT AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN Feasibility Study and Design of the Laguna Madre Living Shoreline (TX) Grantee: The City of South Padre Island Grant Amount: ..................................... $150,000 Matching Funds: ................................... $150,000 Total Project Amount: .............................. $300,000 Create a bayside living shoreline using an innovative new design approach that will encourage ecological diversity and deliver community protection against environmental stressors. Project will develop an arrangement of intertidal berms to establish pocketed wetlands that play roles in heavy metal absorption, decreased wave energy, coastal erosion, storm surge buffer, and habitat restoration. Enhancing Shoreline Protection at the Tampa Bay Philippe Park (FL) Grantee: Pinellas County Grant Amount: ..................................... $130,000 Matching Funds: ................................... $196,000 Total Project Amount: .............................. $326,000 Asses and design seawall enhancement options in Tampa Bay, at Philippe Park in Safety Harbor, Florida, with a goal of demonstrating and comparing resiliency, creating salt marsh and oyster reef habitat, and assessing cost-effectiveness. Project will result in 60-percent design of several different living shoreline treatments, both traditional and innovative, along a concrete seawall, baseline monitoring, and creation of an effective decision -support tool and performance matrix. Protecting Sacred Sites and Building Community Resilience through Strengthening Marshes (LA) Grantee: Lowlander Center Grant Amount: ..................................... $112,047 Matching Funds: ................................... $113,387 Total Project Amount: .............................. $225,434 Identify the many dredged and abandoned canals threatening tribal sacred sites, discern places that can be restored or conserved, and recognize those that have passed their survival tipping points. Project will result in reduced land loss, preserve sacred places and safe -havens, and restore overland flow and some below -ground flows in coastal marshes by placing plugs in abandoned canals, and removing spoil banks. Creating a Resiliency and Hazard Mitigation Plan for the City of New Bern (NC) Grantee: City of New Bern Grant Amount: ..................................... $150,000 Matching Funds: ................................... $150,000 Total Project Amount: .............................. $300,000 Create a replicable city-wide Resiliency and Hazard Mitigation Plan, identify priority restoration sites, develop preliminary and 50-percent design, and work directly with stakeholders to meet the City's restoration and community resilience goals based on the results of its ongoing community capacity building and planning project. Project will analyze and implement sustainable nature -based solutions that will enable both its man made and natural environments to be more resilient. Living Shoreline Stabilization for Communities and Tidal Wetlands in the Great Bay Estuary (NH) Grantee: New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Grant Amount: ..................................... $257,000 Matching Funds: ................................... $257,000 Total Project Amount: .............................. $514,000 Create a pipeline for living shoreline projects that protect salt marsh habitat and coastal communities from erosion, sea - level rise, and flooding in the Great Bay Estuary municipalities of Dover, Durham, and Newmarket. Project will prioritize sites based on criteria, including habitat value and community asset protection, from which 3-4 sites will be selected for 50-percent engineering designs that will be developed by working with an innovative living shoreline professional training program. Designing Innovative Saltmarsh Restoration and Protecting Coastal Community Infrastructure (FL) Grantee: University of Florida Grant Amount: ..................................... $15 7,83 4 Matching Funds: ................................... $182,449 Total Project Amount: .............................. $ 340, 2 83 Collect baseline data, develop a guidance manual, and provide preliminary design plans that facilitate salt marsh (continued) lateral expansion, enable dredged sediments to be applied to adjacent salt marshes, and augment salt marsh accretion. Project will engage multiple stakeholders in the design of an innovative approach focused on using thin -layer placement of dredged sediments from the Intracoastal Waterway to enhance the resilience of adjacent salt marshes and community infrastructure. Conducting a Feasibility Study and Creating a Restoration Design for Livingston Bay (WA) Grantee: Whidbey Camano Land Trust Grant Amount: ..................................... $155,000 Matching Funds: ................................... $200,000 Total Project Amount: .............................. $355,000 Determine the feasibility of estuary and wetland restoration, with the goal of acquiring and subsequently restoring critical habitat on approximately 292 acres of diked farmland in Livingston Bay on Camano Island in the Puget Sound of Washington State. Project will determine feasibility of restoring diked farmland to its former tidal estuary and wetland condition to increase available critical habitat and improve community resilience of this regionally identified critical nearshore habitat. Designing a Buffalo Creek Floodplain Reconnection in the Town of West Seneca (NY) Grantee: Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Grant Amount: ..................................... $115,347 Matching Funds: ................................... $331,150 Total Project Amount: .............................. $446,497 Provide technical oversight and coordination for analysis, field study, and preliminary design of a reconnected floodplain on Buffalo Creek in West Seneca, NY, upstream of the flood -prone Lexington Green community, to mitigate flooding, improve resiliency throughout the community and Coastal community in Alaska downstream, and provide beneficial habitat for native species. Project will use nature -based solutions to mitigate flooding while providing for greater resiliency of the waterway, community, and native habitat. Creating a Living Shoreline and Establishing Marshlands in East Landbridge (LA) Grantee: City of New Orleans Grant Amount: ..................................... $500,000 Matching Funds: ................................... $500,000 Total Project Amount: ............................ $1,000,000 Conduct preliminary planning and design for living shoreline and marsh creation on the New Orleans East Landbridge, the only remaining natural feature in the Louisiana Coastal Master Plan that protects the City of New Orleans from storm surge in the Gulf. Project will create a design that will include 1,563 acres of wetlands created using hydraulically dredged sediment from Lake Borgne, and 21,597 linear feet of living shoreline protection features to be installed in Lake Borgne. Enhancing Community Resilience through Site Flood Assessment and a Flood Mitigation Design (HI) Grantee: Hanalei Watershed Hui Grant Amount: ..................................... $250,000 Matching Funds: ................................... $568,489 Total Project Amount: .............................. $818,489 Conduct a hydrologic assessment to evaluate potential mitigation designs to attenuate riverine flood water impacts in Hanalei Basin, and create a elevation model using survey data of existing topography and bathymetry of the floodway and inland waterways. Project will evaluate mitigation designs, rank flood attenuation, create a wetland habitat matrix, define cost -benefit to attenuate flood impacts and enhance wetland habitat, and complete 60-percent preliminary designs. (continued) Developing a Hogans Creek Restoration Plan (FL) Grantee: Groundwork Jacksonville Grant Amount: ..................................... $294,000 Matching Funds: ................................... $335,688 Total Project Amount: .............................. $629,688 Develop a preliminary design for the ecological restoration of Hogans Creek to reduce flooding, improve water quality, create habitat for fish and wildlife, and provide nature -based recreation using concepts in natural channel design to fit its watershed and receiving waters. Project will engage the neighborhoods within the creek's watershed as well as other key stakeholders as design partners. Restoring Tidal Flows to Schoppee Marsh and Increasing the Coastal Resilience of Machias (ME) Grantee: Downeast Salmon Federation Grant Amount: ..................................... $107,780 Matching Funds: ................................... $179,959 Total Project Amount: .............................. $287,739 Restore more than 50 acres of salt marsh at of the Machias Bay estuary in eastern Washington County, Maine. Project will produce a feasibility study and adaptive management strategies in preparation for the production of a full engineering design to restore the salt marsh, provide sea - level rise and storm surge protection for the Town of Machias, protect habitat for salt marsh fish, wildlife, and plant species, and provide education and outreach opportunities for the community. PROJECT FINAL DESIGN AND PERMITTING Creating a Living Shoreline along Lions Park to Enhance the Critical Estuarine Habitat (AS) Grantee: University of Hawaii at Manoa Grant Amount: ..................................... $337,037 Matching Funds: ................................... $217,799 Total Project Amount: .............................. $554,836 Create a living shoreline on Tutuila Island in U.S. Territory of American Samoa along Lions Park to enhance the critical estuarine habitat in the adjacent Pala Lagoon and serve as a concrete demonstration of alternative erosion protection to traditional seawalls. Project will create a locally suitable design for the living shoreline project, resulting in the protection of critical infrastructure, improvement of water quality by increased filtration, and enhanced biodiversity. Developing a Restoration Design for Degraded Saltmarshes of Southern Mastic Beach (NY) Grantee: Town of Brookhaven Grant Amount: ..................................... $400,000 Matching Funds: ................................... $450,000 Total Project Amount: .............................. $850,000 Develop final designs to restore 147 acres of degraded saltmarsh in Mastic Beach, New York, back to a natural floodplain to reduce flooding to neighboring communities and increase natural habitats and ecological diversity. Project will finalize plans and obtain all permits to remove a coastal road Saltmarsh sparrow in New Jersey and create new habitats to reduce flooding, remove invasive plants and replant with native species, and communicate predicted sea -level flooding to Mastic residents. Creating a Dune and Habitat Restoration Plan for Green Hill Pond in the South Shore of Rhode Island Grantee: University of Rhode Island Grant Amount: ..................................... $129,191 Matching Funds: ................................... $129,389 Total Project Amount: .............................. $258,580 Survey and model a detailed design, cost estimations, and permitting of an optimal nature -based dune restoration scenario and dredging of an adjacent pond in the Green Hill Pond area along the south shore of Rhode Island, specifically 1.5 miles of a barrier beach and 500 acres of coastal pond. Project will reduce the coastal flooding risk for the coastal communities around the pond and aim to restore and protect the habitats of the adjacent pond by improving water quality. (continued) Scheeff East Point Preserve Shoreline Stabilization through Scheeff East Point Restoration (OH) Grantee: Put -in -Bay Township Park District Grant Amount: ...................................... $76,250 Matching Funds: .................................... $76,250 Total Project Amount: .............................. $15 2, 500 Complete engineering and permitting of natural shoreline restoration techniques at Scheeff East Point Preserve. Project will create engineering plans for the removal of the foreign debris, the replacement of this debris with bioengineered natural materials, as well as potentially the construction of an offshore reef with natural materials and techniques to further protect the shoreline from erosive wave action while also creating space for in lake aquatic habitat for native mussels and fish. Designing a Network of Marsh Terrace Ridges to Achieve Restoration and Flood Resilience (VA) Grantee: City of Virginia Beach Department of Public Works Grant Amount: ..................................... $13 5,124 Matching Funds: ................................... $153,874 Total Project Amount: .............................. $288,998 Project Summary:Develop design plans and secure permits for a network of marsh terrace ridges and perimeter breakwaters to restore at least 260 acres of marsh island and aquatic vegetation habitat that has historically provided both environment and flood reduction benefits to the surrounding community. Project will result in a community -supported, shovel -ready project that demonstrates the efficacy of the first - ever application of marsh terraces in the Mid -Atlantic region. Sunset Beach, California Finalizing Design of a Loma Alta Slough Wetlands Enhancement Plan (CA) Grantee: City of Oceanside Grant Amount: ..................................... $175,000 Matching Funds: ................................... $175,000 Total Project Amount: .............................. $350,000 Prepare a construction -ready coastal wetland restoration project in Southern California building off completed preliminary designs, stakeholder outreach, and permitting communications. Project will restore the hydrologic function of Loma Alta Slough, protecting surrounding critical coastal infrastructure from sea level rise and increased storm intensity, and will enhance species habitat while promoting education and conservation value to the community. RESTORATION AND MONITORING Lower Quillayute River Restoration (WA) Grantee: Quileute Tribe Grant Amount: ................................... $1,500,000 Matching Funds: ................................. $2,500,000 Total Project Amount: ............................ $4,000,000 Implement restoration actions on the Quillayute River, through a combination of riverbank stabilization, construction of a boat launch serving the dual purposes of better access for tribal fishermen while reducing bank erosion, and excavation of side channels with placement of woody material to provide off -channel habitat for salmonids and other fish species. Project will restore floodplain connectivity, improve habitat, address erosion, and protect regionally vital infrastructure. (continued) Restoring Ecologically Beneficial and Resilient Infrastructure at the Mouth of Maurice River (NJ) Grantee: American Littoral Society Grant Amount: ................................... $4,881,064 Matching Funds: ................................. $7,035,088 Total Project Amount: ........................... $11,916,152 Create hybrid living shoreline, hybrid rock revetment, oyster reefs, and ribbed mussel beds at the tip of Basket Flats and at Northwest Reach. Project will protect the inlet of the Maurice River and provide resiliency and ecological uplift by protecting marsh and creating new habitat. Building Living Islands to Enhance Shoreline Protection (MD) Grantee: National Wildlife Federation Grant Amount: ................................... $1,436,701 Matching Funds: ................................. $1,437,959 Total Project Amount: ............................ $2,874,660 Use a combination of natural and nature -based features including beach nourishment, dune restoration, cobble headland breakwaters, and the creation of five offshore living islands to mitigate impacts at several high -priority sites identified through the Town of Oxford's Stormwater Management and Shoreline Protection Master Plans. Project will employ an innovative and holistic design approach to address flooding and erosion impacting the Town of Oxford. Creating Ridge Restoration and Reforestation along the Bayou Terre aux Boeufs (LA) Grantee: St. Bernard Parish Government Grant Amount: ................................... $2,599,028 Matching Funds: ................................. $2,599,028 Total Project Amount: ............................ $5,198,056 Install shoreline protection and Cypress and Tupelo forest along the Bayou Terre aux Boeufs ridge and other intersecting Eastern painted turtles bayous near Delacroix, Louisiana. Project will protect the remaining ridge through strategic armoring and reforestation. Building Community Resiliency through Ecological Restoration on the Hawaiian Island of Molokai Grantee: Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife Grant Amount: ................................... $1,861,422 Matching Funds: ................................. $2,110,778 Total Project Amount: ............................ $3,972,200 Complete key components of a landscape -level restoration effort that the Molokai community has prioritized and progressively developed over the past 20 years in response to historical and ongoing pressure from increasing runoff and erosion rates in barren or non-native, fire -adapted grasses covered forests. Project will address major threats to essential community assets through the protection and restoration of native ecosystems and the construction of strategic firebreaks. Creating a Pensacola Bay Living Shoreline (FL) Grantee: Escambia County Grant Amount: ................................... $2,502,059 Matching Funds: ................................. $9,375,000 Total Project Amount: ........................... $11,877,059 Construct approximately 5,300 linear feet of emergent and submerged offshore reef breakwaters, 9 acres of sandy beach habitat, and create conditions to support natural recruitment and colonization of up to 22 acres of submerged aquatic vegetation habitat at Sherman Inlet located in southwestern Pensacola Bay. Project will complete restoration at Sherman Inlet and will benefit numerous finfish and shellfish species while enhancing coastal resilience of Naval Air Station Pensacola. (continued) Enhancing the Tidal Wetland Complex and Creating Habitat for Salmonids in the Elk River Estuary (CA) Grantee: California State Coastal Conservancy Grant Amount: ..................................... $979,000 Matching Funds: ................................. $2,017,853 Total Project Amount: ............................ $2,996,853 Restore a 114 acre tidal wetland complex within Humboldt Bay to be self-sustaining over the long term in the face of projected sea level rise. Project will provide critical habitat for threatened salmonids and other listed species, act as a living shoreline to protect Highway 101 and an electrical power line from sea level rise and tidal flooding, and expand passive recreational opportunities and coastal access for the public. Building Resilience through Community Stewardship of Coral Reefs (FL) Grantee: National Marine Sanctuary Foundation Grant Amount: ................................... $4,958,494 Matching Funds: ................................. $5,385,461 Total Project Amount: ........................... $10,343,955 Restore coral reefs at Eastern Dry Rocks, one of seven focus sites of the Mission: Iconic Reefs initiative. Project will complete site preparation and maintenance for coral out - plantings through community engagement in site based activities, involve restoration practitioners from propagation to planting of elkhorn and staghorn corals, and complete monitoring during and after the project work period to inform impacts. Mangrove forests near Naples, Florida Strengthening Coastal Resilience through Coral Reef Restoration (VI) Grantee: The Nature Conservancy Grant Amount: ................................... $1,204,552 Matching Funds: ................................. $1,204,552 Total Project Amount: ............................ $2,409,104 Restore coral reef habitat across 150 acres of marine protected area in East End Marine Park, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands using a restoration approach that combines the culture and out planting of multiple species of corals produced, and a comprehensive monitoring program to promote effective restoration. Project will strengthen coastal and community resilience to extreme weather, waves, and flooding while expanding habitat for ecologically, commercially, and recreationally important fisheries. Increasing Access to Fish Habitat and Aquatic Connectivity through Stream Restoration (ME) Grantee: Maine Department of Marine Resources Grant Amount: ................................... $1,548,528 Matching Funds: ................................. $1,583,708 Total Project Amount: ............................ $3,132,236 Complete removal of one barrier and the partial removal and installation of a technical fishway within the Sabattus River, Maine. Project will reduce flooding risk attributed to catastrophic failure of derelict dams, reduce the barriers to fish passage in the Sabattus River and increase access to high quality fish habitat, increase overall aquatic connectivity in the Androscoggin River drainage, restore several river miles of impoundments to free -flowing river, and improve water quality. (continued) Using Mangrove Restoration to Improve Coastal Community Resilience in Puerto Rico Grantee: University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla Grant Amount: ..................................... $596,268 Matching Funds: ................................... $775,122 Total Project Amount: ............................ $1,371,390 Restore 59 hectares in four hurricane -destroyed basin mangroves to improve storm protections and ecosystem services for three coastal communities in Puerto Rico through hazardous dead tree removal, tidal flow restoration, mangrove seedlings plantings, and monitoring equipment installation. Project will help protect more than 300 structures from storm surges, engage three communities, two universities and 500 volunteers, and implement an innovative shelterwood harvest system. Restoring Stream, Wetlands, and Floodplains of McCoys Creek (FL) Grantee: City of Jacksonville, Florida Grant Amount: ................................... $4,300,000 Matching Funds: ................................ $15,000,000 Total Project Amount: ........................... $19,300,000 Restore McCoys Creek in Jacksonville, Florida, including 1 mile of stream and up to 35 acres of floodplain and wetlands using natural, nature -based features and materials, benefiting rock sea bass, summer flounder, crevalle jack, gray snapper, red drum, pink shrimp, brown shrimp and white shrimp. Project will complete restoration using a mixture of cypress and hardwood forests, freshwater ponds, and salt marsh vegetation as appropriate along the salinity gradient. Building Base Resilience and Enhancing Shoreline Protection on the York River (VA) Grantee: College of William and Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science Grant Amount: ................................... $1,000,000 Total Project Amount: ............................ $1,000,000 Prepare engineer design plans for both phases of restoration and construction, construct shoreline erosion structures and force protection structures, perform baseline and monitoring surveys for shorelines in and around project area. Project will construct living shorelines and restore oyster reef at shorelines and subtidal waters on the York River. Building a Living Shoreline Along the Neuse River (NC) Grantee: North Carolina Coastal Federation Grant Amount: ................................... $1,000,000 Total Project Amount: ............................ $1,000,000 Build a 1,667 linear foot living shoreline on base along the Neuse River. Project will improve water quality, create valuable habitat, and prevent erosion and mitigate flooding that would damage Cherry Points's vital infrastructure. Coastline in Kauai, Hawaii y�PNO WI{pC'�-n � O J C a Z Z p 01NFWF d ryN « ap�Y Full Proposal Project Narrative Priority Addressed: Community Capacity Building and Planning 1. Coastal Community Context The purpose of the City of Miami Resilient Waterfront Enhancement Plan, the Plan/Project, is to create an enhanced capital plan for city -owned waterfront properties that will include a comprehensive strategy, guidelines and implementation plan for the City of Miami to finance, procure, design, permit, construct and maintain a waterfront that emphasizes nature -based design features. When the City has considered the inclusion of living shorelines in the past, the hurdles of permitting concerns and timelines, grant requirements, lack of familiarity and/or maintenance concerns resulted in the design and construction of solely hard /grey engineered structures such as seawalls and bulkheads. Miami has 88 miles of waterfront -- bayside and riverside combined. 29 of those miles are City -owned in the form of waterfront parks, marinas, end of roads and public right of ways. The City of Miami faces various natural hazards, including sea level rise (SLR) and storm surge, urban heat island, and poor stormwater quality, which are expected to worsen as the climate continues to change.' The geographic location, low elevation, and high population of Miami make it vulnerable to storm surge from hurricanes and tropical storms. Increasing high tides and king tides resulting from sea level rise result in recurrent flooding to roads and properties. Rising groundwater elevations and higher tailwater elevations from sea level rise result in augmented flooding from rain events that further threaten properties and infrastructure.2 The region is expected to experience an increase in rainy season months and more frequent storm events. These issues will be compounded by a forecast two -foot increase (over the next 40 years) in sea -level rise and associated flood risks like king tides and tidal flooding. On the basis of these projections, aproactive approach that addresses these issues and challenges is necessary.' Miami has more assets at risk to sea level rise and increasing storm intensity than any other city of the world 4. 75 percent of the city's jobs are located within a half mile of the waters. $5 billion of taxable commercial property value exists within a quarter mile from the waterfronts of Biscayne Bay or the Miami Rivers. A study commissioned by the Miami DDA demonstrated that incorporating living shoreline features could result in a mean annual risk avoidance of $14 million, and over 50 years $552 million could be saved in flood damages.s 'Downtown Miami Urban Redevelopment and Sea Wall Infrastructure - Comprehensive Economic Analysis for Resilience and Community Impacts ZMiami-Dade Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement ' https:Hamencas.ull.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/ULI-Documents/ULI-ASP_Report—Miami_FINAL.pdf 4 OECD 2013 5 Downtown Miami Urban Redevelopment and Sea Wall Infrastructure — Comprehensive Economic Analysis for Resilience and Community Impacts In addition to the potential for mitigating property damage, shorelines that support the Biscayne Bay ecosystem are also sorely needed as it is at a tipping point. In addition to supporting habitat, nature -based infrastructure can support treating stormwater runoff entering the bay through our rivers, canals and storm drains' This stormwater is currently a significant contributor to distressing marine and aquatic habitat. There have been numerous efforts which prepared the City for the proposed City of Miami Resilient Waterfront Enhancement Plan. The updated Stormwater Master Plan (SWMP) including effects of SLR is the leading action for the City of Miami to propose this enhanced capital plan for our waterfront. The updated SWMP will serve as a baseline by providing data, surveys and modelling of pluvial, tidal and storm surge impacts on the city's shoreline and a prioritized capital plan of drainage basins. However, it will not include a detailed capital plan for city owned waterfront, nor will it include an analysis of locations most optimal for nature -based solutions as this Project is proposing. At public outreach meetings, the City has presented the progress of the SWMP and plans to update the seawall ordinances to increase the required top of wall or natural berm elevations. In these presentations, we have requested input from residents to identify where they see repetitive flooding issues to validate the results being gathered by stormwater modeling. The City also presented findings to residents regarding where flooding risks are found during various storm events. This allowed for the community to be engaged in the solutions that will be proposed as capital projects under the SWMP and helps the modelers to ensure their programs are calibrated properly for identifying the most severe flooding concerns. In November 2017, Miami voters passed the Miami Forever Bond, a $400 million General Obligation Bond that included $192 million for sea level rise and flood mitigation and $78 million for parks and cultural facilities, both of which could be used towards the construction of waterfront resilience projects. In December 2018, Miami Downtown Development Authority commissioned a comprehensive economic impact and cost -benefit analysis of green infrastructure and raised living seawall investments to Downtown Miami. In this analysis, a hybrid raised seawall and living shoreline resulted in a 7.9 benefit cost ratio (BCR). The results of this study illustrated the value that living features like mangroves and seagrasses contribute to mitigating against flood risk as well as providing economic, social and environmental benefits. Various projects and activities took place in 2019 and 2020 that further identify the need for this Plan: • May 2019 - the City in partnership with Miami -Dade County and Miami Beach, released the Resilient305 Strategy which articulated that Greater Miami's strength lies in "the diversity of our urban areas set next to uniquely beautiful and ecological valuable natural areas". The first objective in this Strategy is to "Enhance Natural Systems" and includes actions to "Preserve and Restore Biscayne Bay" (Action 1); "Expand Nature Based Infrastructure" (Action 4); "Integrate Resilience into Parks and Open Spaces (Action 5). The second objective, "Safeguard Urban Systems" includes Action 10 — "Strengthen Resilience Planning". Action 4 is a commitment by all three jurisdictions and project partner, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), to design and implement green, blue and hybrid green/grey waterfront infrastructure proj ects. • In June 2019, the City of Miami and Miami Downtown Development Authority (MiamiDDA) co -hosted an Advisory Services Panel conducted by the Urban Land Institute to provide feedback and strategic recommendations on Miami's Urban Waterfront design guidelines, funding opportunities, policy approaches, and an implementation plan. The ULI panel recommended that the City: 6 MDSAO 2018 - https://www.wlm.org/ 1) Embrace the legacy of the waterfront through design to protect from water, live with water, and create value from water; and, 2) Design and implement a Living Shoreline Demonstration Project along the bayfront that helps build partnership across agencies and the community and allows exploration of long-term resilience strategies not currently in use both out into the bay and further inland. • November 2019 - The Nature Conservancy released the results of its study funded by Chubb Insurance to test the premise that nature -based coastal defenses provide benefits to insured coastal property in terms of reducing flood risk. In Miami, Morningside Park and surrounding community was selected for its location adjacent to Biscayne Bay, historic flood risk, ownership by public entities who were active partners with TNC and in a position to support the future implementation of select strategies developed through this study. The collaboration with TNC was to address frequent flooding by implementing natural -based coastal resilience solutions, which will be applicable to other parts of the City of Miami and beyond. The results of the study supported the premise of using nature -based coastal defenses to reduce flood risk and demonstrated the importance of a comprehensive approach to mitigating flood risk recognizing the various types of flooding. • Summer 2019 - The City performed a drainage feasibility study in the Morningside area and recommended short and mid -range solutions for considerations. Short-term solution included developing a design to raise roads in order to improve flooding, expend interconnecting and upsizing drainage pipe networks to allow for a better drainage system that would accommodate the growing infrastructure in the area. Mid- range solutions included upsizing of pipe infrastructure, raising seawalls, adding a pump station and continue to raise road elevations. The City will integrate into the waterfront capital plan drainage studies of those areas and hydrology and hydraulic analysis conducted in both studies. • January 2020 - The City released its Miami Forever Climate Ready strategy, a holistic plan developed to significantly reduce the increasing risks of flood, heat, and storm impacts over the next 40 years. This Project will help the City to implement Goal 3 of the Miami Forever Climate Ready Strategy, which aims to reduce Miami's risk of coastal and riverine flooding though a combination of nature -based and structural means. The intent is to develop and implement city-wide waterfront standards that will reduce flood impacts from tidal events and storm surge, provide standards for aesthetic cohesion, help us adapt to sea level rise over time, and enhance waterfront access. The City has made a few unsuccessful attempts at incorporating nature -based features into the design of its shoreline. The primary hurdles faced in these attempts included concerns on operations and maintenance costs, impacts to views and recreational access to the water, and delays and uncertain timelines in permitting. Through this enhanced capital plan, the City aims to address these hurdles and provide easy to implement protocols and design criteria. This project is an incremental action/step that will lead to transformational changes. The framework/tool generated will help the City to implement the recommendations suggested by the ULI Advisory Panel and meet key goals set forth by multiple stakeholders in our regional and City resilience strategies. 2. Activities: The timing of this grant opportunity is ideal as the updated Stormwater Master Plan, the leading action for the City of Miami to propose this enhanced capital plan for our waterfront, will be complete in early 2021. Upon award of this grant, the City, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy will conduct the activities below. These activities align with, help to promote and or support the City of Miami Strategic Plan, Miami Forever Climate Ready Strategy and the Resilient305 Strategy. This project will bring to fruition the plan that will promote some of the recommendations described in these resilience plans. PROCURE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: The majority of the grant funds would be used to hire a professional services firm that can analyze existing data and modelling to develop a prioritized list of shoreline enhancement projects that will mitigate current and future flood risks and include ecosystem enhancing, nature - based features in the design, and develop a protocol, guidelines and design making tools for the City to procure the professional services, conduct public and stakeholder engagement, develop design alternatives that optimize the desired environmental, economic and social benefits, permit and construct the selected design. This activity will be completed at the onset of the project using the following steps: • Advertisement of the request for proposals (rfp) • Select consultant based on most qualified team • Negotiate and execute contact with consultant • Receive Commission Approval for City Manager to execute contract. FORM AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE City Staff and the Nature Conservancy will assemble an advisory committee of up to 12 key stakeholder groups including federal, state and county regulatory agencies, Miami River Commission, Miami Downtown Development Authority, internal staff, and external engineering and design professionals. This advisory committee of key stakeholders will provide input and feedback on the creation of potential design alternatives, development of a decision -making criteria and tool for evaluating design alternatives, development of sample RFP documents and design criteria for 4 different site typologies and assist with promoting broader stakeholder and public education and engagement. ANALYZE EXISTING DATA & MODELING AND DEVELOP PRIORITIZED PROJECT LIST The updated Stormwater Master Plan (SWMP), scheduled to be completed by early 2021, will provide the City with a robust hydrodynamic and hydraulic model of stormwater risks associated with rainfall and storm surge and increasing groundwater and sea levels associated with sea level rise over the next 50 years. The SWMP will also provide a prioritized list of drainage basin level projects to address the most vulnerable areas and suggested updates to design criteria. For this project, the consultant will analyze the data and modelling of the City -owned shoreline to determine those areas most vulnerable to tidal and storm surge and cross reference those areas with the analyses by The Nature Conservancy on those city -owned shorelines that show potential for incorporating nature based solutions in the shoreline enhancements. The consultant, City and Nature Conservancy team will work with the Advisory Team to validate the viability of nature based or green/grey features to reduce flood risks and enhance the river and bay ecosystems at the priority sites and recommend conceptual design alternatives to be considered for four shoreline typologies: 1) End of Road on the riverfront 2) End of Road on the Bayfront 3) Park on the riverfront, and 4) Park on bay front. DEVELOP TOOLS & PROTOCOLS FOR EVALUATING DESIGN ALTERNATIVES The consultant and staff team will develop a tool and methodology for estimating capital and O&M costs for the design alternatives and then identify priority data and metrics to quantify other environmental, social and economic costs and benefits. This will result in both a revised prioritized project list and the development of a tool and methodology for analyzing the costs and benefits of design alternatives in the future waterfront projects taking the social, environmental and economic impacts into account. This cost benefit analysis will also serve as critical information for federal and state grant applications. The benefit cost ratios for each proposed project will provide an objective decision -making tool for prioritizing projects and evaluating design alternatives. Secondly, the consultant and staff team will work with regulatory agencies to define the design criteria necessary to meet permitting requirements and achieve desired outcomes including flood mitigation, ecosystem benefits, and public amenities. This tool to include standard language on design criteria and project scopes for soliciting professional services to complete the design, engineering and permitting for the prioritized projects, including public engagement requirements. ENGAGE BROADER STAKEHOLDERS Once a preliminary prioritized list of recommended projects and some conceptual design alternatives are developed. The Consultant team will create a presentation designed to both 1) inform city residents and businesses of the benefits of shorelines that include natural, ecosystem enhancing features, potential projects and 2) gain further insight on how to prioritize different design alternatives. Engagement will be conducted via in person public meetings and/or virtual webinars, an online survey, dedicated web page, social media and e-newsletter. The advisory committee and City's Climate Resilience Committee will also assist in promoting the education and engagement opportunities. Once agency and neighborhood/resident stakeholders have been engaged, the foundation for future relationships will be established. We will keep relevant stakeholders abreast of future projects by maintaining relationships developed as a result of this project. The Nature Conservancy and consultant team will assist with developing engagement materials such as infographics, fact sheets assistance in facilitating public meetings and other engagement efforts, and creation of materials to communicate clearly the intent of the Project to all stakeholders and the general public and effective strategies for gathering public input. 3. Outcome(s): OUTCOMES: The City of Miami Resilient Waterfront Enhancement Plan will create an enhanced capital plan for city -owned waterfront properties that will include a comprehensive strategy, guidelines and implementation plan for the City of Miami to finance, procure, design, permit, construct and maintain a waterfront that emphasizes nature -based design features. By the end of the project period, this created plan will demonstrate the following measurable and quantifiable outcomes: Outcome 1: Prioritized list of nature -based waterfront broiects. • Consultants with assistance from TNC and the City of Miami will synthesize and analyze data to develop a prioritized list of projects. Also, the prioritized list of projects will be based on the benefit cost analysis and stakeholder engagement to see which is most beneficial. Outcome 2: Tools to simplify and expedite procurement, design and permitting processes. • The City will have standard language to procure a qualified team and define project scope and design criteria for the design and permitting of prioritized projects. Outcome 3: Anticipated benefits for targeted wildlife/habitat • Improved stakeholder understanding and support of including ecosystem enhancing features in shoreline infrastructure improvements. • Creation and enhancement of native habitat such as mangroves, spartina grass and other submerged aquatics vegetation. • Improved water quality as a result of more native vegetation, permeable surfaces and stormwater retention. • Improved nutrient cycling. Within the grant period, the outcomes of this project will align with the following established resilience plan(s): Miami Forever Climate Ready Strategy: Goal 1: Ensure decisions are data driven Goal 1, Objective 1.3: Improve City department and resident access to critical data and assessment tools. Goal 2: Inform, prepare and engage residents and businesses, which aims to develop and utilize tools to support resilience focused work, and continue to strengthen interdepartmental coordination and interagency collaboration. Goal 3: This plan will help the City accomplish Goal 3, protect and enhance our waterfront. This goal aims to develop and implement city-wide waterfront standards that will reduce flood impacts from tidal events and storm surge, provide standards for aesthetic cohesion, help us adapt to sea level rise over time, and enhance waterfront access. Resilient305 Strategy Goal 1, objective 1: Enhance natural systems, action 4- expand nature -based infrastructure Goal 1, objective 1: Enhance natural systems, action 5 — integrate resilience into parks and open spaces Goal 1, objective 1: Enhance natural systems, action 1- preserve and restore Biscayne Bay Goal 1, objective 2: Safeguard urban systems, action 10 — strengthen resilience planning City of Miami Strategic Plan This project helps the City meet objectives 2.3.1 Reduce the severity, duration, and impact of coastal and riverine flooding on shorelines and surrounding communities and objective 2.3.3 Accelerate investment in features along waterfront of the City's Strategic Plan. 4. Tracking Metrics: To monitor/assess progress in achieving deliverables, three metrics will be tracked. Metric 1: # of tools developed that are used by decision makers The following 4 tools will be developed in this project: 1) the proposed capital plan, 2) standardization of language, 3) policies and 4) protocols and a cost benefit analysis. Monitoring of the capital plan's/tool's development will be completed by the City's Office of Capital Improvements, the department managing the consultant developing the tool, and the Office of Resiliency. These departments will monitor the consultant to ensure adherence to established deadlines and on time completion of the plan. The City will hold the consultant to the scope of work detailed in the contract. The Office of Resiliency will also monitor the development of other aforementioned tools. A time -lined project schedule will be developed to ensure that all deadlines are met. Metric 2: Resilience - Outreach/ Education/ Technical Assistance - # govt entities With the waterfront being a significant resource, the City of Miami expects the involvement of at least 5 federal, state and local agencies including: Miami -Dade County Department of Environmental Resources and Office of Resiliency and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), and the Army Corps of Engineers. Depending on input from SFWMD and/or the Army Corps, anything other than a traditional engineered seawall might be difficult to eventually permit, therefore we will work with them to ensure the proposed list of projects meets their requirements. Project participation will be monitored through attendance logs. The challenge with this metric is making sure everyone is present and provides buy in to the project. Metric 3: Resilience - Outreach/ Education/ Technical Assistance - # people reached Engagement will be conducted via in person public meetings and/or virtual webinars, an online survey, dedicated web page, social media and e-newsletter. The Office of Resiliency will monitor attendance through logs and electronic methods. We anticipate that at least 500 people will be engaged during the project. The challenge will be ensuring attendance and responsiveness. 5. Project Team: Office of Resilience and Sustainability (ORS) Jane Gilbert leads the resilience strategy development and implementation for City of Miami, and, in partnership with Miami -Dade County and City of Miami Beach, for Greater Miami and the Beaches. Prior to joining the City, Ms. Gilbert managed The Miami Foundation's civic leadership agenda on sea level rise, led Wells Fargo's philanthropy and community affairs in South Florida and served as the Executive Director for 3 nonprofits, including Dream in Green. Ms. Gilbert holds a BA in Environmental Science from Barnard College and MPA from the John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Melissa Hew is Resilience Programs Manager for the City of Miami. She focuses on developing and implementing strategies to protect and enhance the city's natural resources as well as help the City and its residents adapt to risks such as increased flood events, extreme heat, sea level rise and storms. She will ensure that climate resilience is integrated into the Waterfront Capital Plan. Office of Capital Improvements (OCI) Hector Badia has served as Assistant Director for the department since 2015 and has recently been named the department's Interim Director. During his time with OCI, Badia has delivered 300 projects effectively managing a budget of $510 million and a day-to-day workforce of 50. He ardently maintains and promotes the amenities that elevate life in the City, from Historic Preservation initiatives to Parks and Recreation and Roadways. For this project he will oversee and guide the implementation of the project and function as the key person to make sure the project is implemented and address hurdles if they arise. Sylejman Ujkani, OCI Program Manager, supervises a multidisciplinary team and provides strategic direction and management of the $400 million Miami Forever Bond. Prior to the City, he served at a leading global technology and consulting company, overseeing up to 70 project managers while directing the execution of contracts for defense, federal and private entities. He also functioned as a spokesperson and subject matter expert for business strategic matters. For this project he will oversee the overall execution of the project ensuring goals and objectives of the project are met. Office of Resilience and Public Works Christopher R. Bennett, P.E. is Assistant Director of the Department of Resilience and Public Works for the City of Miami. Mr. Bennett has over 20 years of engineering, construction management, and leadership experience. In addition to providing oversight for the City's Right -of -Way Permitting and Inspection Section, which processes over 3,500 permit applications per year, Chris also oversees the City's Stormwater Design and Construction Section and the NPDES and MS4 permit compliance team. The Nature Conservancy Rod Braun is the Manager of the Climate & Coastal Resilience Program. He has more than 20 years of experience in the design/build of ecosystem restoration projects and has worked on climate change issues for more than 12 years. He has extensive experience in urban stormwater and Everglades restoration from 10 years with the South Florida Water Management District. He will support the identification of nature -based solutions including guiding the business case. Joseph Schmidt, P.E., Coastal Resilience Project Manager, has over 13 years of environmental engineering experience in Florida with a focus on habitat restoration and water quality improvement projects. He will support the development of a comprehensive prioritized list of waterfront enhancement projects for the City to reduce flood risks and restore coastal habitat. He will also provide technical expertise to the City for economic and ecological evaluations of nature -based solutions. Consultant (TBD): The selected consultant will comprise of a multidisciplinary team with expertise in economic analysis, cost -benefit analysis, risk modeling, green/ nature -based infrastructure, climate adaptation, in-depth understanding of Miami's vulnerability to sea level rise, local characteristics, and past resiliency efforts. 6. Other (Optional): Not Applicable 7. Representative Project Photos: Photo 1: Virginia Key Park: The Nature Conservancy, Example of a City -owned park that could be prioritized through Capital Waterfront Enhancement Plan. This is a historic site that is negatively impacted by erosion and invasive exotic species. Photo 2: Kennedy Park: City of Miami, City -owned waterfront park that is frequently inundated by storm surge, King Tides and flooding from rain. This park is one location that would likely be prioritized through the plan to enhance the park's shoreline with more native vegetation and nature -based infrastructure to reduce flooding and increase wildlife habitat. Photo 3: Morningside Park: The Nature Conservancy, City -owned waterfront park that currently experiences erosion and flooding from tidal, rainfall and storm surge events. This site was evaluated by TNC for feasibility of nature -based infrastructure to protect the park and the surrounding neighborhood from flooding. Lessons learned from this site will be incorporated into the Capital Waterfront Enhancement Plan.