Presentation by Krishna Kunapareddy, Boonslick Regional Planning Commission, at the National Rural Transportation Conference, December 3 - 5, 2014, in Cincinnati, Oh.

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BOONSLICK REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION
Relocation of City of Silex, Missouri
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BOONSLICK RPC
Boonslick Region:
▫ Lincoln County
▫ Montgomery County
▫ Warren County
26 municipal governments
97,315 people (2010)

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INTRODUCTION
Location: Silex, MO
▫ Northwest of St. Louis
▫ East of Cuivre River
▫ South of Mill Creek
History of Floods
▫ Floods of ’93, ’95, ‘03
Flash Flood
▫ Hurricane Ike (Summer
2008)
▫ Water Level: 4+ feet

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IMPACT
Impact to the Community
▫ Seventy-Three Homes Affected
▫ $2,000,000 in Total Damage
▫ Quality of Life Threatened

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RELOCATION PLAN
Engage City Officials
▫ Determine Interest from Elected Officials
Submission of CDBG Grant Application
Town Hall Meeting w/ Residents
Site Selection
▫ Three Potential Sites Evaluated
Environmental Review
▫ Old and New Sites
RFP for Engineer & Design
Timeline (SEP ‘08 – SEP ‘09)

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Site Evaluation
▫ Conducted by Mayor and Board
▫ Three Proposed Sites
▫ Selection Based on Proximity to Old Silex and
Highway Access
▫ 0.2 Mile East of Old Town
▫ 26 Acres Purchased

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POLICY SUMMARY
Buy-Out and Relocation Project - Notice of Intent to
Participate
▫ Developed Locally / Supports State and Federal
Guidelines
▫ Determines Eligibility of Prospective Participants
 Income, Property Values, Damage Estimates,
Insurance Coverage
FAQs
▫ 33 Predetermined Questions and Answers
 Used to Facilitate Meeting with Community

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FUNDING SOURCES
CDBG
▫ Relocation Funds
 $25K Per Household
▫ Value of Property Lost
 Independent
Appraisal
 $6K - $93K Per
Appraisal
▫ Acquisition of New Site
 $130K 26 Acres
SSBG
▫ Gap Funding
 Income-Based
 29 Participants Qualified
 $10K - $86K
NFIP
▫ Increased Cost of Compliance
 $51,500
 Eligibility Dependent Upon
National Flood Insurance
Policy in Force

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PROJECT STATUS
Project Complete
▫ 41 New Homes
▫ 5 Homes Moved
▫ Roads Not Paved
 No Funding
All Participants Relocated
Demolition complete

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FUTURE PLANS
Expansion of City Park
▫ Camp Sites
▫ Tractor Pull Area
▫ Landscaping Donated
Leasing to Silex R-I School District is underway (about 7
acres)
▫ Western Half of Old Town
▫ Baseball/Software Fields and Parking
▫ All Weather Track
Waste Water Treatment Plant (starting soon)
▫ South End of Old Town (drip system)

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Land Use Planning-DED/CDBG
Identified structures located in
“new flood zone” of 100 year
Floodplain.
Economical assessment of
parcels in the New Flood Area
(value lost).
Identifying mitigation actions
for New Flood Areas.
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13. Business Continuity Plan
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 Informative flyer was developed
and disseminated to local
businesses & chambers of
commerce
 Businesses are able to download
this template
 Leads the businesses through the
thought process and actions
necessary to produce a thorough
business continuity plan.
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 Can Your Business Survive A
Disaster?
• Tornado?
• Flood?
• Earthquake?
• Fire?
• Long-term Loss of Power?
Why Plan?
• Those that plan position
themselves to survive
• Can you afford to stop work
for a week?
• A month?
• Even longer?

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Commodity Movement Study
 Purpose: To find a way to turn
the adversity of continual
river flooding into the
opportunity of using the same
rivers to anchor an intermodal
hub
 Concept of a regional port
terminal
 Discussions going on …..
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Levee cleaning project
 Funded by National
Emergency Grant (NEG) via
Career Center (2013-2014)
We checked with levee
districts on improvements
 Debris cleaning
 95% of debris was wood and
was burned
 5 people were employed
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Transportation Advisory Committee
(TAC)
The committee members were appointed from the following
backgrounds:
▫ Manufacturing
▫ Retail/commercial/residential development
▫ Trucking/transportation
▫ Agriculture/agri-business
▫ Economic development/chamber of commerce
▫ Education
▫ Emergency services
▫ Special needs population
▫ Private citizens
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