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City of Pompano Beach,Ff. WITT 10'BRIEN5S <br /> Disaster Recovery Management Services <br /> In order to provide comprehensive advice and assistance relating to the Public Assistance program, <br /> an Appeals Specialist must be thoroughly knowledgeable about the entire Stafford Act and all of its <br /> implementing regulations,and must take on the responsibility of informing applicants about the <br /> appeals process so that all parties understand their roles and responsibilities,and have an <br /> appreciation for related timelines.Our comprehensive knowledge of and experience in <br /> implementing the Public Assistance program uniquely qualifies us to provide advice and assistance <br /> to the City,its political subdivisions,and eligible private nonprofit organizations,in the course of <br /> appellate activities relating to the Public Assistance program. <br /> After an appeal is prepared,the Appeals Specialist will be involved in supporting the City with the <br /> review of the appeal that is filed,and assist with the development of supplemental analysis that will <br /> accompany the appeal when it is sent to FEMA for consideration.The Witt O'Brien's approach to <br /> this task is again to involve the team- Public Assistance Program Assistance Liaisons,Technical <br /> Assistance Liaisons,and the City staff-in the effort so that all angles are covered and the strongest <br /> possible case can be assembled.To the extent that the appeal is supportable,the Appeals Specialist <br /> will then utilize the City extensive legal and regulatory background to craft a response that <br /> maximizes the likelihood of appeal approval. <br /> Witt O'Brien's also takes the approach that every action of an Appeals Specialist may end up as a <br /> consideration in the appeals or arbitration processes,and may impact the eventual outcome. <br /> Reconstruction and Planning <br /> xii.)Reconstruction and long-term infrastructure planning <br /> Recovery is highly complex,often taking months or years to implement and can consume the time <br /> and energy of existing staff. Witt O'Brien's helps the City and its stakeholders organize and plan for <br /> recovery. Our experience with developing and implementing long-term recovery plans allows the <br /> community's planning efforts to result in more complete and effective reconstruction and recovery. <br /> Final Review <br /> Final review of all emergency and permanent work performed <br /> Witt O'Brien's will produce a final-After Action Report°for all response and recovery activities we <br /> actively assist the City with related to the disaster. The debris operations team anticipates being <br /> able to provide a report within thirty days of the completion of debris removal operations <br /> (including closure and remediation of the temporary debris management sites).This report will be <br /> a comprehensive lessons learned"overview of the debris project from start-up to site closures,and <br /> will detail major elements of the project,highlight successes and issues encountered,quantify the <br /> final amount of debris by type,assess response and recovery performance and make <br /> recommendations for future events and debris management planning efforts.This report will serve <br /> as the basis for subsequent coordination and planning meetings. The timeframe to report on the <br /> permanent restoration and FEMA recovery process will vary based on the magnitude of the disaster <br /> and may be further out in the process when the work is near completion and the full extent of the <br /> financial recovery is known. <br /> September 4,2014 Page 143 <br />