Res No 062-15-14401 (repealed by Res No 086-15-14425)RESOLUTION NO.:062-15-14401
A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with
Catalysis Adaptation Partners,LLC foran initial a sea level rise,storm surge,
and inland riverine flooding study.
WHEREAS,the City's wishes to identify critical vulnerabilities to sea levelrise,
storm surge,and inland riverine flooding over time,but recognizes that a City-wide
vulnerability assessment may require many types of data that do not exist;and
WHEREAS,the City needs to commence the process of evaluating the city's
critical vulnerabilities and should commence the process in phases;and
WHEREAS,the City recognizes that Catalysis Adaptation Partners,LLC is uniquely
able to provide the required suite of technical,analytic,and planning services,needed
for this type of project;and
WHEREAS,the City desires to begin with Phase I of the process,whereby
Catalysis Adaptation Partners,LLC will analyze the risks and the sequencing of those
risks from sea levelrise and storm surge overtime in three critical areas of the City;and
WHEREAS,at the completion of the analysis,Catalysis Adaptation Partners,LLC
will provide a comprehensive report that will detail the results and implications of the
study for the creation ofa general framework for conducting aCity-wide vulnerability
assessment which shall be designated as Phase II of the project.
NOW,THEREFORE,BEIT RESOLVED THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THECITYOF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA:
Section 1.TheCity Manager is authorized to enter into an agreement with
Catalysis Adaptation Partners,LLC for the completion ofa sea levelrise study for the
City,under Phase I of the project,in the amount of$15,000.Should the City decide to
continue with Phase II of the project,whichwouldinvolve the creation ofaCity-wide
vulnerability assessment,Phase II will be covered under a separate engagement
agreement.A copy of the proposal for Phase I is attached.
Section 2.Severability.Ifany section,clause,sentence,or phrase of this
resolution isforany reason heldinvalidor unconstitutional bya court of competent
jurisdiction,this holding shall not affect the validityof the remaining portions ofthis
resolution.
Section 3.Effective Date:This resolution shall take effect immediately upon
enactment.
PASSED AND ENACTED \\\\s2r day of (2JU^jL .2015
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ATTEST:APPROVED:
READ AND APPBQVED AS TO FORM,
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MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Stoddard:
Vice Mayor Harris:
Commissioner Welsh:
Commissioner Liebman:
Commissioner Edmond:
5-0
Yea
Yea
Yea
Yea
Yea
Steven Kulick,C.P.M.
Purchasing Manager/Procurement Division
City of South Miami
6130 Sunset Drive
South Miami,FL 33143
(^March 31,2015
Catalysis Adaptation Partners,LLC
242 Sawyer St.,South Portland,ME 04106
www.catalysisadaptation.com
Dear Steven,
Inaccordancewithyourrequest,wearepleasedtosubmitthisproposalto provide modelingand
otherservices regarding sea level rise,stormsurge,andinlandriverine flooding overtime.
Countersigningthisletterbelow,withadate,willauthorizeCatalysisAdaptationPartners,LLC
tobeginworkonthedescribedprojectincollaborationwithCitystaff.
Thanksforyourinterestinthisimportantwork.
Regards,
Sam Merrill,President
Steven Kulick,City of South Miami
Catalysts
Catalysis Adaptation Partners,LLC
242 Sawyer St.,South Portland,ME 04106
www.catalvsisadaptation.com
Proposal to conduct
SeaLevelRiseModeling,Vulnerability Analysis,andDecisionSupport
for South Miami,Florida
March 31,2015
The Cityof South Miami wishes to identify critical vulnerabilities tosea level rise,storm surge,
andinlandriverine flooding overtime,but recognizes thata City-wide vulnerability assessment
may require many types of data that donot exist andcost more than available resources will
support.Asan interim step,and recognizing that Catalysis Adaptation Partners,LLC is uniquely
able to provide the required suite of technical,analytic,and planning services,Catalysis is being
contracted to:
1)In collaboration with City staff,identify three small sections oftheCity (roughly 3-5 blocks in
areaeach)whereadetailedevaluation of riskstovulnerableassetswillbeconducted;
2)Conceptualize and draft a risk-categorization and vulnerability analysis method tailored tothe
identified areas,and revise and confirm the method in collaboration withCity staff;
3)In collaboration with City staff,select the assets to include inthe vulnerability analysis and
secure appropriate data layers tobe used (or,for necessary data layers thatare incomplete or
non-existent,and within the budget constraints,create the necessary data through field surveys
suchas determining theelevationof houses ineach area);
4)Conduct the analysis toidentify relative levelsofriskand sequencing ofthese risks fromsea
levelrise,stormsurge,andinlandriverinefloodingovertime,ineachareaforthecollectionof
assets identified;
5)Produce areport detailing eachofthe above steps and their results and implications.Specify
requirements forscalingthestudyuptothewholecity,includinga.)identificationofdatasetsto
secureorcreate if theydo not currentlyexistandb.)creation of ageneralframeworkfor
conducting a city-wide vulnerability assessment,to include elaboration ofpossible analytic and
other approaches to include inPhaseIIofthe project.
n Thefinalreportwillbesubmittedwithanexpectationthatanycommentsorconcerns will be
returnedwithin1weekfromsubmission.Arevisedfinalcopywillbesubmittedwithin1 week
fromthetimethe comments arereturnedtoCatalysis.If no comments are received within 1
week the first submittal will be considered final.
Term April 1,2015-May31,2015
Budget $15,000 for Phase 1
ForPhaseI,invoiceswillbesubmittedinthirdsasfollows(paymenttermsare Net30):
$5,000dueoncontractsigning.
$5,000dueupon completion of step3 of 5above.
$5,000duewhenfinalreportisacceptedorrevisedfinalreportissubmitted.
Catalysis Adaptation Partners,LLC-Home
Catalysis
Who We Are
Catalysis Adaptation Partners,LLC isa consulting
firmof senior experts with extensive experience in
planning for sea levelrise,coastal hazards and
extreme weather events.
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Our Mission
To provide our clients with tools and information
that will enable them to make more informed
decisions about their future;and allow their
interests to guide their solutions.
Why Catalysis?
We are the only consulting firm that has the
experts and technology to accurately analyze the
climate-related hazards of the future.Our work
turns complex decision-making obstacles into
strategic options that utilize the economic,social
and environmental interests of our clients.
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Catalysis
Municipalities
Hasyourcommunitysuffered expensive damagefromextremestorms?Areyouconcernedthatrisingsea levels andextremestormsmychangeyour
communitybefore youVe hadachancetoadapt?Doyouwanttounderstandyouradaptationoptionsandcreatemomentumtowardsolutionsthatbuild
resiliency?
Weworkdirectlywith municipalities tohelpthemaskandanswermanyofthetoughquestionsaboutadaptation,like:
-Howmuch damage canyouexpectifyoudonothing?
-What adaptation actions make financial sense over time?
-Howcanyouengagestakeholdersin these conversationsinawaythatempowerstheprocesswith possibility insteadofshuttingit
down out of fear?
Ourservicesprovidecommunitieswithasuiteofoptionsto spur adaptation action.Learnmorehere.
Catalysis
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Catalysis
Our Services
COAST and the COAST Approach (TM)
The COastal Adaptation toSealevelrise lool (COAST)isa software program that uses various sea levelriseand extreme storm scenarios to calculate potential
asset (buildings,land,infrastructure,etc.)damages.Itnotonly calculates damages fromsingle storms,but also cumulative damages frommultiple storms
over agiventime period.Thisprovides our clients witha more realistic estimate of potential damages for not adapting their vulnerable assets.
The COAST Approach fTM)is the wayinwhichweuse COAST to engage ina stakeholder-driven process.Ourclients determine which assets they consider
important andwhich sea levelriseand extreme storm scenarios they want tomodel-notus.Thisway our process is a-political and discussions and debates
about climate change can be avoided.
Service Tiers
Vulnerability Assessment.Thisis the "no-action"phase of the COAST Approach (TM).It encompasses the following steps,whichCatalysis will doin
collaboration with the client:
1)Select appropriate data layers and vulnerable asset(s).
2)Determine how to value the selected asset(s).
3)Select planning timeframes and appropriate future conditions,such as mean high water levels over time,storm floodwater
elevations,and associated probabilities.
4)Select discount rates and rate(s)of growth for asset(s).
5)Run COAST software,provide maps and tables of designed events,and produce narrative-and presentation-based interpretation
of these results to address local concerns.
Tier 2:Benefit-Cost Analysis.Most communities beginning thisworkalso want to evaluate actions regarding the particular asset(s)they have chosen,actions
theyselectfrom among thewiderangeof options in the categories of fortify,accommodate,and relocate.Catalysis will restructure themodelto determine
relativecostefficienciesof those client-selected adaptation strategies,bothforindividual storms of concern andona cumulative-cost basis.
Tier 3:Community Engagement.Thecentral theme of the COAST Approach tmis trust in the local democratic process.Catalysis trusts local stakeholders to
makethedecisions they need to about the asset(s)important to them.For interested communities,Catalysiswill spearhead public meetings andfacilitatea
model-development process mostlikelyto produce results that aresociallyandpoliticallyrobust.WorkingwithCatalysis,communities canexpecttoseecivic
engagement momentum and an opportunity to generate avenues for adaptation action,where before there was none.
Notes
-Projects withCatalysis tend torun 4-10 months,depending on1)the amount ofpublic process the contracting body wishes to coordinate
rong stakeholder groups during the modeling sequence,and 2)condition ofexisting data layers and data preparation identified as
issary.
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-Stakeholder outreach andmeeting logistics are coordinated bythe contracting bodyand/or university orotherextension groups.
-Prior to initiating addition conversations,interested communities are encouraged to watch an introductory webinar onthe COAST Approach (TM)
(at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA4286soh7E).
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242 Sawyer Street
_SouthPortland,ME 04106
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Catalysis
Adaptation Pattntn li£
Who We Are
Principals
Samuel B.Merrill,PhD,
President
mailto:smerrill@catalysisadaptation.com
207-615-7523 (cell)
Dr.Sam Merrill is the founder of Catalysis
Adaptation Partners.He has spent over 20 years at
the interface oflocal community needs,managed
landscapes,and sensitive natural resources.He has
received many awards forhiswork,including in the year 2000amilitary
al for distinguished publicservice(hon.Lt.Col.),andhas published over
ar-reviewedarticlesandover60 agency technical reports.Hehas been
the principalforce behind development of the COAST approach to benefit-
cost analysisfor sea levelriseand storm surge andalsoits implementation
in numerous coastal adaptation planning efforts.From2001-2013he
served as Director of the US EPA's NewEngland Environmental Finance
Center and Associate Research Professor at the Muskie School of Public
Service,Universityof Southern Maine.He holds aBAinZoologyfrom the
UniversityofMaine,and both aMSin Conservation Biology and PhDin
Wildlife Conservation from the Universityof Minnesota.
OnApril22,2014,Sam was awarded an Individual MeritAward for his service
to EPA Region1by the United States Environmental Protection Agency,at the
historic Faneuil Hall in Boston.
Associates and Partners
Peter A.Slovinsky,
Senior Technical Consultant
mailto:pslovinsky@catalysisadaptation.com
207-653-8951 (cell)
Pete Slovinsky isa marine geologist andan expert
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Jonathan "JT"Lockman AICP,
Vice President
mailto:jtlockman@catalysisadaptation.com
207-590-5031 (cell)
J.T.Lockman,AICP,isVice President of
Environmental Planning at Catalysis Adaptation
Partners.Heisan expert in municipal codes,
town and city management,and in land use and
capital improvements planning,with over 25 years of experience.JT
served as the Planning Director for the Towns ofBar Harbor and Wells,
Maine,and as Planning Director of the Southern MaineRegional
Planning Commission.Recently JTwas appointed toa panel at the
National Academy of Sciences Transportation Research Board,
supervising research on extreme weather events and their effects on
State Departments of Transportation.He holds aBSin Science and
Environmental Education from CornellUniversity,and a Master's Degree
inRegional Planning from the University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill.
^PaulKirshen,PhD,
&SeniorTechnical Consultant
mailto:pkirshen@catalysisadaptation.com
603-862-4637 (office);
978-831-4391 (cell)
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r •in assessing impacts of coastal erosion,sea level
rise,storm surge,and the vulnerability of both the
built and natural environments to various coastal
hazards.Petealsohasextensive experience withusingGeographic
InformationSystems,andwasinvolvedintheinitial development ofthe
COAST tool.Hehasoverfifteenyearsof experience inthecoastalgeology
field,and serves asa marine geologistwith the MaineGeologicalSurveywhere
hehasworkedextensivelywithcoastalcommunitiesonpreparing,assessing,
visualizing vulnerability tocoastalhazards,developingviablelocalandregional
adaptation strategies,and bridging the gap between technical scienceand
different stakeholder groups.Toavoidanyconflictsof interest,Pete does not
participate in any Catalysis projects located inMaine.He holds aBAin
GeosciencesfromFranklinandMarshallCollege,andan MS in Geological
Sciences from the University of South Carolina.
Jack D.Kartez,PhD,
Senior Technical Consultant
mailto:jkartez@catalysisadaptation.com
(207)780-5389 (office)
Dr.Jack Kartez isa Senior Technical Consultant for
CatalysisAdaptation Partners.Hecurrentlyservesas
ProfessorofCommunityPlanningandDevelopment,
andAssociateDirectorof the NewEngland
Environmental Finance Center,at the Edmund S.
MuskieSchoolofPublicServiceat the Universityof
Southern Maine.Jackhas been a member of the global
hazards research community for30years,investigating
societal adjustment toa variety of hazards from
volcaniceruptionstohurricanes.Hehasextensiveexperiencein
environmentalmediation,citizen engagement,andsurveydesign.His current
projectsincludedevelopinglearningsystemsfor adaptation inthefive-year
NSF-funded Maine Sustainability Solutions Initiative andthethree-year U.S.
Department ofHousingandUrban Development-funded Southern Maine
Sustainability Partnership.
EllenM.Douglas,PE,PhD,
Senior Technical Consultant
mailto:edouglas@catalysisadaptation.com
617-287-7437 (office);
603-969-5049 (cell)
Dr.Ellen Douglas isa Senior Technical
Consultant forCatalysis Adaptation Partners.
Sheisa hydrologist and licensed professional
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Dr.Paul Kirshen has been veryinvolvedin
development of the COAST toolandhas30 yp«%
of experience serving as a Principal Investigat )
complex,interdisciplinary,participatory research
related to water resources and coastal zone management and climate
variability and change.He serves as Research Professor for the
EnvironmentalResearchGroupofthe Department of Civil Engineering,and
attheInstitutefor the StudyofEarth,Oceans,andSpace,at the University
ofNewHampshireatDurham.Recentresearchandconsulting projects
includeworkforUS NOAA onclimate change and stormwater
management,and on increased coastal flooding inEast Boston MA and on
eastern shore of MD,with particular emphasis on vulnerable populations
and adaptation options.PaulisalsoaLead Author of Chapter 26,North
America,of the WorkingGroup II contribution to the Intergovernmental
PanelonClimate Change (IPCQ Fifth Assessment Report (AR5,2014)and of
Chapter 25,Coastal Zone Development and Ecosystems,of the US National
Climate Assessment 2013 Report.
Charlie S.Colgan,PhD,
Senior Technical Consultant
mailto:ccolgan@cataiysisadaptation.com
(207)780-4008
Dr.Charles S.Colgan isa Professor ofPublic
Policy and Management in the Edmund S.Ml 1
SchoolofPublicServiceattheUniversity o,
Southern Maine and chair of the Master's in
Community Planning and Development program.
He is also associate director of the USM Center for
Business and Economic Research and a senior
fellowatthe Center fortheBlueEconomyin
Monterey,California.He served as chair of the
State ofMaine Consensus Economic Forecasting Commissionfrom 1992-
2010.Priorto coming to USM,he served in the MaineState Planning Office
under three governors.Hereceivedhis BA fromColbyCollege and hisPhD
in Economic History from the University ofMaine.
Nancy Schneider,MBA,MA,
Technical Consultant
mailto:nschneider@catalysisadaptation.com
305-720-4464 (cell)
Nancy Schneider,MBA,MA isa technical consultant
for Catalysis Adaptation Partners and and adaptation
specialist atthe Institute for Sustainc^%
Communities.She is an expert on sustainability,w.J
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engineer wnn Droaa expertise in tne analysis ot
water-related issues.She currently serves as Associate Professor of Hydrology,
r^^Environmental,Earth and Ocean Sciences Department,University of
Iv.^achusetts,Boston.Ellen's research utilizes computer modeling and data
analysis to define and support sustainable management policies and practices
related to water resources and climate change adaptation.Some of her
research includes evaluating the impacts of climate change onNewEngland
hydrology,assessing the vulnerability of coastal communities to flooding and
improving methods for monitoring the performance of river restoration
through dam removal.She has also performed water resource investigations
including dam breach analysis and inundation mapping.
Alex Gray
Community Adaptation Specialist
mailto:agray@catalysisadaptation.com
(203)312-4458 (cell)
Alex Gray isa Community Adaptation Specialist at
Catalysis Adaptation Partners.Priortojoining the
firm,he worked for the UniversityofMaine
Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant on
several NOAA-funded climate adaptation research and outreach projects.He
has extensive experience collaborating with stakeholders and developing
spatial tools and information for climate-related decision-making.Asa
graduate student in Maine's Sustainability Solutions Initiative,he studied
j/fP^ses in extreme rain events and their impact on coastal communities.
a.iolds a BA in Environmental Studies from Connecticut College,andanMS
inEcologyand Environmental Sciencefrom the University of Maine.
Catalysts
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over rmeen years ot experience in Dusiness ana iocai government,
communications,team building,knowledge brokering,and business
development.She isa creative problem-solver,authoring many articles on
climate change,andhas served as the Chairof the GreenAdvisoryTask
ForceforDelrayBeach,FL.Duein part to her efforts on the task force,
DelrayBeach became acertifiedFloridaGreenBuildingCoalition-Local
Green Government in 2010.She holds an MBA from Keller Graduate
School and anMAin Geography fromFloridaAtlanticUniversity.Nancyis
alsoa certified GRI Reporter (Global Reporting Initiative).
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Partnerships
By partneringwith the highestcaliberprofessionalsinthe world,
westrivetoensureourwork provides thegreatest possible valuetoour clients.
Blue Marble
GEOGRAPHSCS
MtND the Bap Between World and Map
Blue Marble Geographies of Hallowell,ME isaleadingdeveloperand
providerofsoftwareproductsandservicesforhighlyaccurategeospatial
dataconversionsolutions.Blue Marble's programmers createdthe COAST
toolfor Catalysis,originallyasanextensionof ESRI ArcMap,butnowhave
releasedaversion that residesintheirGlobbalMappersoftware.
Blue Marble is known for their coordinate conversion and file format
expertise andis the developer of TheGeographicCalculator,GeoCalc SDK,
GlobalMapper,GlobalEnergyMapper,andGlobalMapper SDK.The
company has been writing GIS softwaretoolsandsolutionsforover 19 years
and currently serves hundreds of thousands of users worldwide.
PARSONS
BRINCKERHOFF
In2012Catalysis Adaptation Partnerssignedan agreement
with Parsons Brinckerhoff to work jointly on a wide range of infrastruct'/<^%
relatedprojects.Weareproudtobepart of PB's company-w.w.•
sustainability initiative,andare working with them onan FHwA Sustainability
Grantfunded effort to address climatechangein transportation capital
planning in districts 1&6 of Minnesota,forMnDOT.
Founded in New YorkCityin1885,Parsons Brinckerhoff isa diverse
company with more than 150 offices on five continents.
KLEINFELDER
Bright People.Right Solutions.
Since 2012,CAP haspartneredwithScenicHudsonon vulnerability Since2012,CAP haspartneredwith Kleinfelder onthree climate change
assessmentsandcost-benefittestingofadaptationoptionsfortheHudson vulnerability assessment projects:Cambridge,MA;Marshfield-Scituate-
River waterfrontsin Kingston,Piermont,and Catskill,NY.Duxbruy,MA;and Massport/Logan Airport.
AcrusaderfortheHudson River valleysince1963,ScenicHudsoniscredited Kleinfelder's architects,engineers,andscientistsare partnering wu
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witn saving Taoieabtorm King Mountain trom a aestruaive industrial projea extraordinary clientsto meet the world'smostcomplex infrastructure
andlaunchingthe modern grass-roots environmental movement.Today with challenges.KF's global technical network delivers sustainableoutcomesto
#^:5,000 ardent supporters,they are the largest environmental group every project and every client,at any location on the planet.
fGw-^ed on the Hudson River Valley.
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evaluations for this set of "no action"scenarios.
Stakeholders develop "action"scenarios.
Model then shows risk reduction from those investments
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Results can be used to:
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Technical Approach for the County
Step 1:Develop the list of "questions"to be answered
Step 2:Examine the available tools-(examples next slide)
lep 3:Match tools with data sets to make recommendations
and answer the questions posed (see next slide)
Step 4:Run the tools and evaluate consistencies and
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Marilyn Latta California State Coastal Conservancy
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