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Building Resilience in Titusville

The City of Titusville, in partnership with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and other organizations, is actively enhancing its resilience to climate-related hazards. Through a series of projects and grants, these ongoing efforts focus on helping the community recover from acute shocks and ongoing stressors while preparing for future challenges.

Resilient Titusville and the projects associated with it support the goals of the 2023 Sustainability Action Plan (Item 2.3) under Goal 2: Ecosystems & Resiliency 

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StoryMaps 

The Resilient Titusville Collection features 7 StoryMaps revolving around resiliency including topics on Outreach and Education, Storm Surge, Sea Level Rise, the 100-year FEMA Flood Zone, and more.

Ongoing/Upcoming Events

FLOOD aREAIdentify A Flood (Ongoing) Any resident of Titusville is also encouraged to participate in our online survey to help us ground truth where flooding occurs. Enter a record.

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Current Project

Vulnerability AssesmentFDEP Vulnerability Assessment with Geosyntec

Jan 2025 - June 2026

Background

The City received a grant from the FDEP Resiliency Florida Program to prepare this vulnerability assessment. This project kicked off in January 2025 and is expected to conclude by March 2026.

 

The 2025-2026 vulnerability assessment has many components, including 

  • acquiring and analyzing data 
  • conducting exposure and sensitivity analyses of critical assets and infrastructure to flooding
  • identifying adaptation strategies and projects
  • prioritizing adaptation and mitigation projects
  • public outreach

This study will expand upon the previous resiliency study by identifying critical local and regional assets that are exposed and sensitive to flooding due to rainfall, storm surge, sea level rise, and a combination thereof. 


This updated analysis will allow the City to develop actionable steps to address evolving vulnerabilities and opportunities for identified geographic and infrastructure focus areas.


The vulnerability assessment and adaptation plan is a project for Resilient Titusville that works to analyze critical assets, identify adaptation strategies, and prioritize mitigation efforts, with opportunities for public input. .

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The 2nd public engagement meeting was held on Nov. 4th, 2025 in-person to learn more about the Vulnerability Assessment project & findings to date, chat with the consultants and engineers, and provide public input.

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Past Projects

2015: The Florida Legislature adopted new requirements to be included in the City’s Comprehensive Plan to address flood risk in coastal areas which results from:

  • Flash floods
  • High-tide events
  • The related impacts of sea-level rise
  • Storm surge
  • Stormwater runoff

The policies address how to eliminate inappropriate and unsafe development in the coastal areas when opportunities arise. (Section 163.3178(2)(f), Florida Statute)

2018: The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), Florida Coastal Management Program (FCMP), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded Titusville with a grant for coastal planning efforts. This included an assessment of climate risks, policies, and programs in order to address Titusville’s vulnerabilities, identify resiliency projects, and determine new strategies.

2019: The City released its first Resilient Titusville Report, funded by FDEP and developed by the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council. The report identified coastal vulnerabilities and outlined strategies to address sea level rise.

2022-2023: Titusville secured additional FDEP funding to launch the Resiliency Stewardship Outreach and Education Program. The City, collaborating with the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council and UF IFAS Brevard Extension Office, engaged with residents through various events and training opportunities. These efforts were aimed at fostering community awareness and involvement included;

  • Resiliency Open House (April 24, 2023): An interactive event for residents, business leaders, and other stakeholders to explore how resilience is integrated into City planning. Participants engaged with City staff and partners like FDEP and UF IFAS Brevard Extension.
  • Lunch & Learn(May 1, 2023): A focused discussion on Titusville’s resilience efforts.
  • Staff training (March 23, 2023): For all City staff to learn about resiliency
  • Info Booth at the Spring Festival of Crafts at Fox Lake Park (March 25, 2023)
  • Info Booth at the Easter Egg Hunt Festival at Isaac Campbell Park (April 8, 2023)
  • Online Reports: Published the Resilient Titusville StoryMap (2023)
  1. 1 Public Information Booth at Fox Lake Park
  2. 2 Citizens at the Information Booth at Fox Lake Park
  3. 3 City Staff Resiliency Training
  4. 4 City Staff Resiliency Training
  5. 5 Tabling at Fox Lake Park
  6. 6 Tabling at City of Titusville across from the Historic Pritchard House
  7. 7 Former Mayor Walt Johnson and City Manager Scott Larese attended the partnership signing ceremony
  8. 8 Partner Certificates
  9. 9 Presentation Listing other Formalized Partners
  10. 10 Signing Titusville as partner of the East Central Regional Resilience Collaborative