Joplin CDBG-DR Project Dashboard Frequently Asked Questions and User
Guide
1. What does CDBG-DR mean?
a. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides flexible grants to
help cities, counties, and States recover from Presidentially declared disasters, especially in
low-income areas, subject to availability of supplemental appropriations. In response to
Presidentially declared disasters, Congress may appropriate additional funding for the
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program as Disaster Recovery grants to rebuild
the affected areas and provide crucial seed money to start the recovery process. The City of
Joplin was awarded $45 million in Round I grants and $113 million in Round II grants to assist
with the recovery efforts in Joplin.
2. What do the names AMA, Anderson, Jacobs and JET mean?
a. These are names of the engineering consultants that designed the infrastructure projects
through the tornado recovery area. These improvements include street, curb and gutter,
stormwater and sidewalk improvements.
b. Allgeier Martin and Associates (AMA) are the engineering consultants responsible for the
Sanitary Sewer improvements through the tornado recovery area.
c. Joint Engineering Team (JET) are the engineering consultants responsible for the most
infrastructure improvements through the tornado recovery area.
d. Anderson Engineering and Jacobs Engineering are the engineering consultants responsible for
the remaining infrastructure improvements through the tornado area.
3. How do I utilize the search bar at the top of the map?
a. You can search to see what projects are happening in your area. When typing in your search
address, you must include “Joplin, MO”, in order to complete the search inquiry.
4. The Drop- down bar “Show All Projects” lists ALL projects within the recovery area. Scroll down to
view projects.
5. The top left corner of the website shows the different layers accessible on the website
6. The bottom left corner of the website shows the 4 major types/groups of projects on the website and
their respective color codes.
7. The notepad at the top right of the website shows the program and project summary with a brief
description of all the projects.
Definitions of Infrastructure terms
8. What does Infrastructure mean?
a. The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. roads, sidewalks, sewers
and alleys) needed for the operation of a City.
9. What is a Streetscape?
a. The visual elements of a street, including the road, adjoining buildings, sidewalks, street
furniture, trees and open spaces.
10. What is an Interceptor?
a. This is a large, wastewater collector for smaller wastewater lines in a drainage system.
11. What is a Culvert?
a. This is a structure that allows water to flow under a road, railroad, trail, or similar obstruction
from one side to another.
12. What is a Floodplain?
a. An area of low-lying ground adjacent to a stream or river, formed mainly of river sediments
and subject to flooding during periods of high discharge.
13. What are Storm Drain Inlets
a. A grated structure or opening typically found on curbs that collect excess stormwater from
the street, transition the flow into storm drains, and can provide maintenance access to the
storm drain system.
14. What does storm sewer mean?
a. This is a system designed to carry rainfall runoff and other drainage.
15. What does SS stand for?
a. Sanitary Sewer projects being designed by AMA. The sanitary sewer is a system of
underground pipes that carries sewage from bathrooms, sinks, kitchens, and other plumbing
components to a wastewater treatment plant where it is filtered, treated and discharged.
16. What is a stormwater channel?
a. A permanent waterway either natural or designed to carry stormwater runoff.
17. What is a box culvert?
a. A structure to carry water under a roadway.
18. What does ADA stand for?
a. This stands for Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. These statutes prohibit public agencies
from discriminating against persons with disabilities by excluding them from services,
programs, or activities. These statutes mean that the agency must provide pedestrian access
for persons with disabilities to the agency's streets and sidewalks, whenever a pedestrian
facility exists. Regulations include standards for accessible features such as curb cuts, ramps,
continuous sidewalks, and detectable warnings
Dashboard Navigation and Functionality
19. Program Summary
a. The Program Summary box is a summary of the total CDBG-DR funds granted and expended
throughout all programs and projects within the City of Joplin. It also includes project names
and short project descriptions.
b. Program Summary box will be displayed by simply clicking the
right of the window.
button located at the top
20. Search bars
a. The
button located at the top of the page enables users to search for
projects within targeted areas by entering a specific address. When doing so, users must also
include “Joplin, MO” at the end of every address to ensure location accuracy. The tool will
zoom the map into the specified location and allow users to see what projects are taking place
within the selected areas.
b. The
dropdown provides users with a name and short description of all
recovery projects taking place. By clicking the dropdown arrow located to the right of the box,
the entire list will be populated allowing users to scroll through and select a project as desired.
Once a project is selected, the map will navigate to the location and the project information
will be populated on the right side projects column.
21. Zoom and Layers
a. The
and
buttons allow for easy zoom options. Once the navigation pane is hovered
over the desired area, these buttons can be used to zoom in and out of said area.
b. The
button allows users to return to the main view of the project map that allows overall
visibility of the project map.
c. The
button will populate the option to view six different layers on the map.
These layers are as follows:
d. The
button will provide options to view the map as “Grayscale”, grayscale with
“Streets” or “Imagery”.
22. Legend
a. The map legend illustrates the 4 main categories of projects within the tornado impacted
areas.
23. Additional Information and Sort options
a. The
button populates the “Additional Information” box. In this box users can find the link
to the “Dashboard User Guide/FAQ” and the supported browsers.
b. The
button provides users the option to sort projects within the project column by name
or phase. Users will also be able to sort each of the former by ascending or descending order.
24. Project Column Navigation
a. The project column is another project navigational tool. Users can scroll up or down to view
all of the projects located within the City. Each project box provides the project name,
description, funding allocated, funding expended and a thumbnail photo of the project
location.
b. By clicking the
button, the box will expand to show:
i. Project phases- Provides estimated project completion time frames.
ii. Vendor information- Provides contact information for each project representatives
with any questions or comments.
iii. Funding Illustration-Provides information on project funding allocated to each project
and how much has spent to date.
iv. Streetview- Provides users with an operational Google Streetview that enables live
navigational ability to view the entire project area.
c. The Project Column can be populated and collapsed by clicking the
button.