Item 26 - Updated Hazard Mitigation Plan

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Hazard Mitigation Plan | 2022 Plan Maintenance - 125 - updating and presenting the Plan to the members of the Planning Team. Plan implementation and evaluation will be a shared responsibility among all of the Planning Team members. The Local Mitigation Officer will coordinate with the City leadership to ensure funding for 5-year updates to Plan as required by FEMA. The Planning Team will be responsible for coordinating implementation of plan action items and undertaking the formal review process. The Local Mitigation Officer will be authorized to make changes in assignments to the current Planning Team. The Planning Team will meet no less than annually. Meeting dates will be scheduled once the final Planning Team has been established. These meetings will provide an opportunity to discuss the progress of the action items and maintain the partnerships that are essential for the sustainability of the mitigation plan. The Local Mitigation Officer or designee will be responsible for contacting the Planning Team members and organizing the annual meeting which will take place annually during the month of the Plan’s approval. Q&A | ELEMENT A: PLANNING PROCESS | A6a. Q: Does the plan identify how, when, and by whom the plan will be monitored (how will implem entation be tracked) over time? (Requirement §201.6(c)(4)(i)) A: See Monitoring the Plan below. Monitoring the Plan The Local Mitigation Officer will hold an annual meeting with representatives from the coordinating agencies in order to gather status updates on the mitigation action items. These meetings will provide an opportunity to discuss the progress of the action items and maintain the partnerships that are essential for the sustainability of the mitigation plan. See the Annual Implementation Report discussed below which will be a valuable tool for the Planning Team to measure the success of the Hazard Mitigation Plan. The focus of the annual meeting will be on the progress and changes to the Mitigation Action Items. Q&A | ELEMENT C. MITIGATION STRATEGY | C1b. Q: Does the plan document each jurisdiction’s ability to expand on and improve these existing policies and programs? (Requirement §201.6(c)(3)) A: See Implementation through Existing Programs below. Q&A | ELEMENT C. MITIGATION STRATEGY | C6a. Q: Does the plan identify the local planning mechanisms where hazard mitigation information and/or actions may be incorporated? (Requirement §201.6(c)(4)(ii)) A: See Implementation through Existing Programs below. Q&A | ELEMENT C. MITIGATION STRATEGY | C6b. Q: Does the plan describe each community’s process to integrate the data, information, and hazard mitigation goals and actions into other planning mechanisms? (Requirement §201.6(c)(4)(ii)) A: See Implementation through Existing Programs below.