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Mitigation Plan for Four New Jersey CountiesMitigation Plan for Four New Jersey Counties
County Planning Team Kickoff MeetingCounty Planning Team Kickoff Meeting
preparedprepared for: for: Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester,
and Salem Counties and Salem Counties prepared by:prepared by:
Stuart Wallace, LLCStuart Wallace, LLC
May 2014May 2014
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AgendaAgenda
IntroductionsIntroductions Benefits & Costs of ParticipationBenefits & Costs of Participation Hazard Mitigation Planning OverviewHazard Mitigation Planning Overview Project OverviewProject Overview Municipal ParticipationMunicipal Participation
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IntroductionsIntroductions
County Office of Emergency ManagementCounty Office of Emergency Management Municipal OED CoordinatorsMunicipal OED Coordinators Others?Others? Stuart Wallace, LLCStuart Wallace, LLC
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IntroductionsIntroductions
Name, Position, Municipality?Name, Position, Municipality? Previous Experience in Hazard Mitigation Previous Experience in Hazard Mitigation
Planning or Implementation?Planning or Implementation?
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Benefits & Costs Benefits & Costs
of Participationof Participation
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Understanding risks to your communities from natural Understanding risks to your communities from natural hazards.hazards.
Identifying and documenting projects to reduce Identifying and documenting projects to reduce identified risks.identified risks.
Describing an implementation strategy for projects Describing an implementation strategy for projects including potential funding sources.including potential funding sources.
Opportunities to lower local flood insurance premiums.Opportunities to lower local flood insurance premiums.
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Benefits of ParticipationBenefits of Participation
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Every $1 spent on Mitigation saves $4 in Every $1 spent on Mitigation saves $4 in Recovery*Recovery*
From 1955-2005, mitigation measures prevented From 1955-2005, mitigation measures prevented 220 deaths and 4,700 injuries*220 deaths and 4,700 injuries*
For every eligible $1 “spent” by local communities For every eligible $1 “spent” by local communities on FEMA-funded grant projects, the Federal on FEMA-funded grant projects, the Federal government contributes $3 to $9. government contributes $3 to $9.
Note:Note: For this project, the local share of the project will be covered through For this project, the local share of the project will be covered through ““force-accountforce-account”” or or ““in-kindin-kind”” services. services.
* Source: The Multihazard Mitigation Council, * Source: The Multihazard Mitigation Council, ““Hazard Mitigation Saves,Hazard Mitigation Saves,”” 2005 2005
an independent review of FEMA mitigation activitiesan independent review of FEMA mitigation activities
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Benefits of ParticipationBenefits of Participation
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Costs of Not ParticipatingCosts of Not Participating
Communities that do not have an approved HMP Communities that do not have an approved HMP are not eligible for federal Hazard Mitigation are not eligible for federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance programs including:Assistance programs including:
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) – funds Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) – funds available as a result of a Presidential Disaster available as a result of a Presidential Disaster Declaration (e.g., Superstorm Sandy)Declaration (e.g., Superstorm Sandy)
Annual grant programs including:Annual grant programs including:• Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program (PDM) FundingPre-Disaster Mitigation Program (PDM) Funding• Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Program Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Program
FundingFunding• Repetitive Flood Loss Funding Repetitive Flood Loss Funding
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Hazard Mitigation Planning Hazard Mitigation Planning
OverviewOverview
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What is a What is a ““HazardHazard””??
Any natural event that results in loss of Any natural event that results in loss of life or injury, property damage, or life or injury, property damage, or economic disruption.economic disruption.
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What is What is ““Hazard MitigationHazard Mitigation””??
Any measures undertaken to reduce Any measures undertaken to reduce risks posed by natural hazards on a risks posed by natural hazards on a place and its population.place and its population.
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Hazard mitigation measures Hazard mitigation measures can include can include projects that projects that limit the extent of hazardslimit the extent of hazards like levees, floodwalls, like levees, floodwalls, building safe rooms…building safe rooms…
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What is What is ““Hazard MitigationHazard Mitigation””??
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… … projects that move or projects that move or protect assetsprotect assets like like acquisition, elevation, or acquisition, elevation, or retrofit of buildings…retrofit of buildings…
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What is What is ““Hazard MitigationHazard Mitigation””??
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……regulatory programs regulatory programs like enacting or enforcing like enacting or enforcing building codes, permits, or land use policies…building codes, permits, or land use policies…
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What is What is ““Hazard MitigationHazard Mitigation””??
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……training and educational activities training and educational activities for for communities and local agencies…communities and local agencies…
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What is What is ““Hazard MitigationHazard Mitigation””??
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Hazard Mitigation Plan Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP)(HMP): :
A plan to reduce a communityA plan to reduce a community’’s risk and s risk and exposure to disastersexposure to disasters
… … which is different from an …which is different from an … Emergency Operations PlanEmergency Operations Plan (EOP): (EOP):
A plan to guide a communityA plan to guide a community’’s response s response to an emergency or disasterto an emergency or disaster
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What is a What is a ““Hazard Mitigation PlanHazard Mitigation Plan””??
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A Hazard Mitigation Plan is typically A Hazard Mitigation Plan is typically written before hazard events occur written before hazard events occur ((pre-disasterpre-disaster))
Hazard mitigation projects can be Hazard mitigation projects can be implemented either before or after a implemented either before or after a disaster (disaster (pre-disasterpre-disaster or or post-post-disasterdisaster).).
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What is a What is a ““Hazard Mitigation PlanHazard Mitigation Plan””??
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This graphic shows the This graphic shows the process recommended process recommended by FEMA.by FEMA.
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How is the Plan Developed?How is the Plan Developed?
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How is the Plan Developed?How is the Plan Developed?
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How is the Plan Developed?How is the Plan Developed?
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How is the Plan Developed?How is the Plan Developed?
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How is the Plan Developed?How is the Plan Developed?
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The HMP answers The HMP answers two basic two basic questionsquestions::
What hazards present the greatest What hazards present the greatest risk to the County and its risk to the County and its
citizens?citizens?
What are the most effective ways What are the most effective ways to reduce those risks?to reduce those risks?
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How is the Plan Developed?How is the Plan Developed?
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Risk AssessmentRisk Assessment
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Risk is assessed in Risk is assessed in several ways:several ways:
Exposure of Exposure of assets to hazards assets to hazards that occur in that occur in predictable areas predictable areas - - such as such as floodflood (per (per FEMA FIRM maps)FEMA FIRM maps)……
Risk AssessmentRisk Assessment
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……or a manmade or a manmade hazard like hazard like dam dam failurefailure……
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Patterns of past Patterns of past damages damages – – such as such as repetitive repetitive floodflood damage claims damage claims under the under the National Flood National Flood Insurance Insurance Program Program (NFIP).(NFIP).
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……or locations or locations where Public where Public Assistance Grant Assistance Grant Program (PA) Program (PA) projects have been projects have been identifiedidentified..
Risk AssessmentRisk Assessment
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Risk AssessmentRisk Assessment
Exposure to Exposure to events of events of predictable predictable magnitudes magnitudes that can cause that can cause building failures building failures – such as such – such as such as snow loads as snow loads from from winter winter stormsstorms……
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……or or earthquakesearthquakes……
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……and and high windshigh winds
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The 1The 1stst attachment in the briefing attachment in the briefing materials lists the potential hazards that materials lists the potential hazards that were identified in the current HMP and were identified in the current HMP and
high priority hazards that were high priority hazards that were examined in the risk assessment.examined in the risk assessment.
This list will be reviewed with each This list will be reviewed with each participating municipality in upcoming participating municipality in upcoming
working sessions.working sessions.
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Hazard IdentificationHazard Identification
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High priority hazards generally High priority hazards generally included:included:
Dam & Levee FailureDam & Levee Failure
EarthquakesEarthquakes
FloodFlood
High WindsHigh Winds
Severe Winter StormsSevere Winter Storms
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Hazard IdentificationHazard Identification
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High priority hazards were also High priority hazards were also identified for specific municipalities identified for specific municipalities
included:included:
Coastal Erosion and Storm SurgeCoastal Erosion and Storm Surge
WildfireWildfire
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Hazard IdentificationHazard Identification
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Mitigation Project TypesMitigation Project Types
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Potential Mitigation ProjectsPotential Mitigation Projects
““SoftSoft”” mitigation projects include mitigation activities mitigation projects include mitigation activities such as:such as:
building code enforcementbuilding code enforcement land development regulationsland development regulations public educationpublic education studies and plans, etc.studies and plans, etc.
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Potential Mitigation ProjectsPotential Mitigation Projects
““HardHard”” mitigation projects or mitigation projects or ““property protectionproperty protection”” construction activities:construction activities:
acquisition / elevation / mitigation reconstruction of acquisition / elevation / mitigation reconstruction of structuresstructures
retrofits for high wind loads such as installing retrofits for high wind loads such as installing hurricane shuttershurricane shutters
improving drainage, etc.improving drainage, etc.
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AcquisitionAcquisition
Most cost-effective mitigation Most cost-effective mitigation measure.measure.
Permanently removes Permanently removes vulnerable property from the vulnerable property from the floodplain.floodplain.
The structure is demolished or The structure is demolished or relocated and the land is relocated and the land is dedicated as open space in dedicated as open space in perpetuity.perpetuity.
Requires willing sellers and Requires willing sellers and communities.communities.
Taken from Taken from Missouri Buyout Program 2002Missouri Buyout Program 2002
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ElevationElevation
Raising a structure above Raising a structure above the Base Flood Elevation.the Base Flood Elevation.
Building size, structural Building size, structural integrity, and type of integrity, and type of foundation must be foundation must be considered.considered.
There are different types of There are different types of elevation which can be elevation which can be used depending on the used depending on the structure.structure. Top Picture: A house in Miami in the Top Picture: A house in Miami in the
process of being elevated.process of being elevated.Bottom Picture: That same house once Bottom Picture: That same house once
completed.completed.Taken from FEMA, Taken from FEMA, Above the Flood, 2000Above the Flood, 2000
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Mitigation ReconstructionMitigation Reconstruction
Pilot program funded under Disaster Declarations 1603 Pilot program funded under Disaster Declarations 1603 and 1607 (Hurricanes Katrina and Rita).and 1607 (Hurricanes Katrina and Rita).
If acquisition and elevation are not feasible then a If acquisition and elevation are not feasible then a structure may be demolished and reconstructed at the structure may be demolished and reconstructed at the same location meeting current construction codes and same location meeting current construction codes and standards.standards.
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Hardening or Retrofitting of Hardening or Retrofitting of Critical FacilitiesCritical Facilities
Potential Projects for public buildings, hospitals and Potential Projects for public buildings, hospitals and health care facilities, utilities, police stations, fire health care facilities, utilities, police stations, fire stations, emergency operations center, jails and stations, emergency operations center, jails and detention centers, and schools:detention centers, and schools:
Install shutters or impact resistant glass on windows.Install shutters or impact resistant glass on windows. Strengthen the doors.Strengthen the doors. Install hurricane straps and clips to strengthen roof.Install hurricane straps and clips to strengthen roof. Bolt walls to foundation.Bolt walls to foundation. Relocate utility lines underground.Relocate utility lines underground. Elevate the heating, ventilating and cooling (HVAC) equipment, Elevate the heating, ventilating and cooling (HVAC) equipment,
such as furnace and hot water heater.such as furnace and hot water heater.
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Hardening or Retrofitting of Hardening or Retrofitting of Critical FacilitiesCritical Facilities
Install shutters or impact resistant glass on windowsInstall shutters or impact resistant glass on windows
Colonial Shutters
Roll-Down Shutters
Accordion Shutters
Impact Resistant GlassCorrugated Metal Panel
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Hardening or Retrofitting of Hardening or Retrofitting of Critical FacilitiesCritical Facilities
Strengthen the doors.Strengthen the doors.
From Against the Wind
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Hardening or Retrofitting of Hardening or Retrofitting of Critical FacilitiesCritical Facilities
Install hurricane straps and clips to strengthen roof.Install hurricane straps and clips to strengthen roof.
From Against the Wind
From Against the Wind
From The Advocate
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Hardening or Retrofitting of Hardening or Retrofitting of Critical FacilitiesCritical Facilities
Bolt walls to foundation.Bolt walls to foundation.
From www.townparkconstruction.com
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Hardening or Retrofitting of Hardening or Retrofitting of Critical FacilitiesCritical Facilities
Relocate utility lines underground.Relocate utility lines underground.
Fallen utility lines after Wilma. From www.galtmile.com
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Hardening or Retrofitting of Hardening or Retrofitting of Critical FacilitiesCritical Facilities
Elevate the heating, ventilating and cooling (HVAC) equipment, such as Elevate the heating, ventilating and cooling (HVAC) equipment, such as furnace and hot water heater.furnace and hot water heater.
From FEMA, Protecting Building Utilities
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Hardening or Retrofitting of Hardening or Retrofitting of Critical FacilitiesCritical Facilities
Potential projects for pump stations, water control Potential projects for pump stations, water control facilities, water treatment and delivery systems, power facilities, water treatment and delivery systems, power generation facilities, sewage collection and treatment generation facilities, sewage collection and treatment facilities:facilities:
Install backflow valves.Install backflow valves. Elevate the generators and pumps.Elevate the generators and pumps. Anchor fuel tanks.Anchor fuel tanks. Eliminate infiltration problems with underground utility systems.Eliminate infiltration problems with underground utility systems.
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Drainage ImprovementsDrainage Improvements
Creating detention/retention ponds Creating detention/retention ponds and reservoirs.and reservoirs.
Building floodwalls and diversions.Building floodwalls and diversions.
Constructing storm sewers and Constructing storm sewers and increasing culvert capacity.increasing culvert capacity.
Maintenance is not an eligible Maintenance is not an eligible project.project.
Detention Pond in North CarolinaDetention Pond in North Carolina
A culvertA culvert
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Wet FloodproofingWet Floodproofing
Modifying uninhabited portions Modifying uninhabited portions of the structure to allow of the structure to allow floodwaters to enter without floodwaters to enter without causing significant damage.causing significant damage.
Materials must be water Materials must be water resistant.resistant.
Not practical for most slab-on-Not practical for most slab-on-grade structures with living grade structures with living space near ground level.space near ground level.
Does not reduce damage from Does not reduce damage from high velocity floods.high velocity floods.
Only appropriate in limited Only appropriate in limited situations.situations.
Elevated Appliances from www.louisianafloods.orgElevated Appliances from www.louisianafloods.org
From www.louisianafloods.orgFrom www.louisianafloods.org
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Dry FloodproofingDry Floodproofing
Making the structure watertight Making the structure watertight below the level that needs flood below the level that needs flood protection.protection.
Requires sealing the walls and Requires sealing the walls and providing waterproof closures for providing waterproof closures for any openings such as doors.any openings such as doors.
Effective for low duration Effective for low duration flooding with depths under 3 flooding with depths under 3 feet.feet.
Not effective for high velocity Not effective for high velocity flooding.flooding.
From FEMA, From FEMA, Protecting Your Business from FloodingProtecting Your Business from Flooding
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Community SheltersCommunity Shelters
A structure built to A structure built to withstand extreme winds withstand extreme winds and flying debris from and flying debris from tornadoes, hurricanes, and tornadoes, hurricanes, and other storms that is other storms that is accessible to the public.accessible to the public.
Guidelines can be found in Guidelines can be found in FEMA 361.FEMA 361.
The shelter cannot be used The shelter cannot be used for anything else.for anything else.
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Safe RoomsSafe Rooms
Can be built on-site, or Can be built on-site, or manufactured.manufactured.
Can be installed in new or existing Can be installed in new or existing homes.homes.
Must have adequate ventilation.Must have adequate ventilation.
Must be securely anchored to the Must be securely anchored to the foundation and structurally isolated foundation and structurally isolated from the main structure.from the main structure.
Can be on the first floor, in a Can be on the first floor, in a basement, or outside.basement, or outside.
Guidelines are outlined in FEMA Guidelines are outlined in FEMA Publication 320Publication 320
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5% Setaside Projects eligible for funding can include 5% Setaside Projects eligible for funding can include new, unproven mitigation techniques and new, unproven mitigation techniques and technologies where benefits are not proven or not technologies where benefits are not proven or not clearly measurable:clearly measurable:
● Generators; orGenerators; or● Disaster warning equipment and systems.Disaster warning equipment and systems.
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The 2The 2ndnd attachment in the briefing attachment in the briefing materials lists the mitigation measures materials lists the mitigation measures that were identified in the current HMP that were identified in the current HMP
for each participating municipality.for each participating municipality.
This list will be reviewed and updated This list will be reviewed and updated with each participating municipality in with each participating municipality in
upcoming working sessions.upcoming working sessions.
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Review of the Municipal Mitigation Review of the Municipal Mitigation Measures will include:Measures will include:
Progress toward implementation of any Progress toward implementation of any mitigation measures.mitigation measures.
Deciding whether to continue to pursue Deciding whether to continue to pursue measures that have not been measures that have not been
implemented yet.implemented yet.
Identifying new mitigation measures to Identifying new mitigation measures to include based on identified risks.include based on identified risks.
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Project OverviewProject Overview
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The following are major milestones for the update of The following are major milestones for the update of the current HMP:the current HMP:
Kick-off Meetings in May 2014 with Municipal OEM Kick-off Meetings in May 2014 with Municipal OEM Coordinators to review planning process and initiate Coordinators to review planning process and initiate working with municipalities working with municipalities ✪✪
Updating the risk assessment from the current Updating the risk assessment from the current HMP, which is on-going. HMP, which is on-going.
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Scheduling and conducting working sessions with Scheduling and conducting working sessions with participating communities:participating communities:
Round 1 to be held in June, July, or August 2014 to Round 1 to be held in June, July, or August 2014 to review specific municipal risks and concerns, and review specific municipal risks and concerns, and identify potential risk reduction mitigation measures. identify potential risk reduction mitigation measures. ✪✪
Round 2 to be held in late Summer / early Fall 2014 Round 2 to be held in late Summer / early Fall 2014 to review preliminary draft. to review preliminary draft. ✪✪
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Providing a draft Plan in Fall 2014 for review by the participating Providing a draft Plan in Fall 2014 for review by the participating municipalities, the general public, and any interested parties.municipalities, the general public, and any interested parties.✪✪
Obtaining FEMA’s approval of the updated HMP by Spring Obtaining FEMA’s approval of the updated HMP by Spring 2015.2015.
Note: Opportunities for public involvement will be determined for Note: Opportunities for public involvement will be determined for each municipality. each municipality. ✪✪
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Municipal ParticipationMunicipal Participation
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The 3The 3rdrd attachment in the briefing attachment in the briefing materials identifies requirements and materials identifies requirements and suggestions that are relevant to each suggestions that are relevant to each
participating municipality.participating municipality.
The goal is to form these Municipal The goal is to form these Municipal Working Groups prior to upcoming Working Groups prior to upcoming
working sessions.working sessions.
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The 4The 4thth attachment in the briefing materials attachment in the briefing materials identifies data and information that are identifies data and information that are
requested of each participating requested of each participating municipality.municipality.
To meet the Project Schedule, it will be To meet the Project Schedule, it will be most effective if any of the available data most effective if any of the available data
and information can be provided prior to but and information can be provided prior to but no later than during upcoming working no later than during upcoming working
sessions.sessions.
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The 5The 5thth attachment in the briefing attachment in the briefing materials provides available dates and materials provides available dates and
times for the 1times for the 1stst Round working Round working sessions.sessions.
Please indicate at least three (3) Please indicate at least three (3) preferred dates and times today if preferred dates and times today if
possible but no later than one week possible but no later than one week from today.from today.
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The 6The 6thth attachment in the briefing attachment in the briefing materials outlines potential additional materials outlines potential additional services that will be offered as part of services that will be offered as part of
this project.this project.
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Schedule Municipal Working Group Schedule Municipal Working Group Working Session Round 1Working Session Round 1
Establish Municipal Working GroupEstablish Municipal Working Group
Compile data and informationCompile data and information
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Comments and QuestionsComments and Questions
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