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City launches recovery-initiative implementation phase to build long-term disaster resilience
Summary
Heidi Seek outlined the recovery initiative charter focused on long-term post-disaster recovery and resilience, partnership with Harvard Kennedy School, a program steering committee and about 80 initial projects, with implementation launching July 24, 2009.
Heidi Seek of the General Services Agency presented the recovery initiative program charter and implementation plan, describing it as a long-term program to align recovery work across governance, finance, infrastructure lifelines, housing, and community development.
Seek said the initiative grew from the city's all-hazards strategic plan and that the intent is to prepare for "advanced recovery" before a disaster occurs. She described a partnership with Harvard Kennedy School, a program steering committee (including executive sponsors and deputies), and an inventory of roughly 80 projects to be prioritized. Key early focuses include finance and risk management, governance, and establishing a lifelines council.
Seek emphasized the initiative is not meant to recreate a new organization but to provide leadership, convening authority and project initiation; the implementation phase was scheduled to be finalized and launched on July 24, 2009. Council members were invited to submit comments and the program charter was distributed to participants for review.
No vote was taken; the council opened the charter for comment and public input.
