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 Manatee County
 Comprehensive Plan
 Element 4 - COASTAL
 GOAL - 4.4

Objective 4.4.1. - Hurricane Evacuation.  

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  • Maintain or reduce hurricane evacuation clearance times through mitigation, sheltering in place and response techniques to protect the health and safety of residents and visitors.

    Policy 4.4.1.1. Develop and implement provisions for increasing the rate of evacuee mobilization, in coordination with other local governments within Manatee County and other adjacent counties.

    Implementation Mechanism(s):

    (a)

    Coordination with the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council (TBRPC) and other appropriate Emergency Support Functions (ESF) departments and agencies to:

    • Prepare and annually update the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) in coordination with other local governments. The CEMP, in compliance with Florida Statutes and Florida Administrative Code, shall contain measures for hurricane preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation. It shall include at minimum an evacuation component, a shelter component (risk and host events), and a post-disaster and recovery component. The county plan will assign lead and support responsibilities for county agencies and personnel that coordinate with the emergency support functions outlined in the State of Florida Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan.

    • Distribute bilingual annual disaster guides free of charge to the public which identify emergency preparedness procedures and evacuation shelters. Distribution should include the possibility of mailing disaster guides to all residents in the Hazard Vulnerability Area of the County.

    • Implement the Local Mitigation Strategy.

    Policy 4.4.1.2. Maintain adequate capacity on all identified major evacuation routes.

    Implementation Mechanism:

    (a)

    Coordination with the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council to ensure that major evacuation routes have adequate capacities, are adequately maintained and, when necessary, are improved to facilitate an efficient and safe evacuation. Roadway and traffic management-related improvements to all evacuation routes will be coordinated by the Metropolitan Planning Organization, Manatee County Sheriff's Office, and FDOT.

    Policy 4.4.1.3. Cosponsor and participate in annual all-hazard preparedness activities, simulations, exercises and seminars to test the effectiveness of the CEMP.

    Implementation Mechanism:

    (a)

    Coordination with members of the Disaster Preparedness Planning Committee to stage all-hazard preparedness activities.

    Policy 4.4.1.4. Coordinate all emergency management activities including evacuation orders with all state, regional, and local emergency response agencies to effect a safe and efficient evacuation and resettlement of County residents.

    Implementation Mechanism:

    (a)

    Implement all emergency management operations and coordination activities with adjacent counties and the State.

    (b)

    Coordinate resources requests to the State Division of Emergency Management.

    Policy 4.4.1.5. Develop and implement provisions for decreasing the rate of evacuee mobilization by encouraging residents to shelter in place when and where appropriate in coordination with other local governments.

(Ord. No. 18-04 , § 8(Exh. F), 8-23-18)