Recommendation LR.9

Recommendation Status: Expand

Conduct a vulnerability and displacement study for the impact of weather extremes on housing and community infrastructure. Identify critical facilities, high risk areas, and vital and economic loss estimates.

This recommendation helps achieve the following

Responsible
Growth

Sustainable Infrastructure

Complete Communities

Leading the Region

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Key Issues Addressed

Infrastructure Cost-burden
Population Stagnation
Not Greater Housing Diversity & Affordability
Social & Environmental Resilience
Not Jobs-Skills Mismatch

Related Planning Topic Areas

Transportation & Infrastructure
Economic Development
Housing
Land Use & Development
Open Space & Environment

Applicable Geographic Scales

Countywide

Countywide

Municipalities

Not Municipalities

Sub-geographies

Not Sub-geographies

Equity Considerations

Identifies the most vulnerable populations and places to the changing environmental conditions.

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Sustainability Considerations

Identifying and understanding which systems and areas are most at risk from climate change impacts in order to develop effective mitigation and adaptation strategies.

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Implementation

Lead Partner(s)

  • St. Louis County Department of Planning

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Supporting Partner(s)

Cost

Low
(Less than $1 mil)

Medium
($1-10mil)

High
($10+ mil)

Project, Partnership, or Policy

Not Project
Not Partnership
Policy

Project

Partnership

Policy

  • St. Louis County Department of Human Services - Office of Community Development

  • St. Louis Economic Development Partnership

  • St. Louis County Department of Transportation and Public Works

  • St. Louis County Department Parks and Recreation

  • St Louis County Office of Emergency Management

  • East-West Gateway Council of Govenrments

  • St. Louis County Department of Public Health

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Timeline

Medium-term
(5-10 Years)

Ongoing

Near-term
(Within 5 Years)

Long-term
(10+ Years)

Potential Funding Sources

  •  St. Louis County CDBG + general operating revenue

Tracking Implementation

Tracking Success

  • LEED CC Quality of Life

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If overperforming, what should we do?

Hire consultant to complete plan with Stakeholder Task Force oversight.

If underperforming, what should we do?

Publish and Educate.

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