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. EVALUATING ACTIONS ,~ long-range, overall development pion When evaluating alternatives, communities should look at flood damage reduction and the community's overall development plan. If a community's long-range plan for a floodfringe area is an historic district, floodproofing may be a bener alternative than acquisition/reloca- tion. But if the community's plan for that area is open space or park land, acquisition is the best long-term solution. The short-term costs are high, but if the open space plan makes the community more attractive and consequently attracts more business, it's worth it. Use a matrix One of the difficult issues facing communities is how to consistently evaluate the alternatives for individual structures. A useful tool for evaluation is a matrix. See the Mitigation Matrix, located in Appendix F, as an example. This tool will help you identify which mitiga- tion method is appropriate based on specific site conditions. It will enable you to review each property independently and uniformly. Remember, this is only an example. Owner. I.M.Wet. 123-456-7890 Scr\ocn='~ u..., Slnala FamilY Itmtk:lentlal Localion: 1234 Watel'6 Ec:l4t! DI"fVl! Patcelll: AoodplainDirnict: Floodfringe(f1OO<l....av ./ ;'j1!iU':rH::"h""i->', ~~~8_~,~(] n_,,,,,,,,,~~ ./ ./ III II Ni R1vetinll./ ,/ i!5Jf!Q"..,.ji! k '~JF)'f~1i~~.1~-m:1'la__ ~""-~...........,' -,- ./ - You could develop your own matrix or use another appropriate method. Using a matrix or other uniform, scientific method of selecting alternatives also helps to depoliticize the process (e.g., how limited money for flood mitigation is allocated among the various property owners). Coordinating with other agencies You should coordinate your alternative analysis with the funding sources, which may have limitations or stipulations anached to them. This could limit the scope and goals of your plan. Coordinating with other agencies might create opportunities for using multiple funding sources agencies to fund a project. Since various funding agencies may be involved, we recommend you keep every player or stake- holder informed to eliminate or reduce misun- derstandings. COMMUNITY FLOOD MlTlGATlON PLANNING GUIDEBOOK 55