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Sherburne County Multi -Hazard Mitigation Plan, 2020 This Multi -Hazard Mitigation Plan evaluates and ranks the major natural hazards affecting Sherburne County as determined by frequency of event, economic impact, deaths and injuries. Mitigation recommendations are based on input from state and local agencies, public input and national best practices. U-SpatialQa UMD performed the hazard risk assessment for i% annual chance floods using the FEMA Hazus GIS tool. The Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) office has determined that Hazus should play a critical role in Minnesota's risk assessments. This is a multi -jurisdictional plan that covers Sherburne County, including the cities of Becker, Big Lake, Clear Lake, Elk River and Zimmerman, as well as the townships of Baldwin, Becker, Big Lake, Blue Hill, Clear Lake, Haven, Livonia, Orrock, Palmer and Santiago. The plan additionally covers the portions of the cities of St. Cloud and Princeton that are located within Sherburne County. These cities have adopted the Sherburne County plan as well as the primary county in which they reside (Stearns and Mille Lacs). The Sherburne County risks and mitigation activities identified in this plan also incorporate the concerns and needs of school districts and other agencies participating in this plan. Members from each of these jurisdictions actively participated in the planning process by attending workgroup meetings, providing information, suggesting mitigation strategies and reviewing the plan document. Appendix K— Local Mitigation Survey Report includes jurisdictional ly-specific input. The information in these forms was used to help identify mitigation actions for local implementation (see also Section 2.2). Each jurisdiction will adopt the plan by resolution after approval by FEMA. County and local city resolutions will be added by Sherburne County after final approval by FEMA, in Appendix D in the back of the plan. Sherburne County has specified the following goals for this Multi -Hazard Mitigation Plan update: • Include more recent data documenting the critical infrastructure and hazards faced by Sherburne County. • Reformat and reorganize the plan to reflect definitions of hazards as expressed in the 2014 State of Minnesota Multi -Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Plan. • Reflect current hazard mitigation priorities in Sherburne County. 1.1.2 Hazard Mitigation Definition Hazard mitigation may be defined as any action taken to eliminate or reduce the long-term risk to human life and property from natural hazards. Following are examples of hazard mitigation measures that fall within one of five types of mitigation strategies: • Planning— Development of mitigation standards, regulations, policies, and programs. • Structure and Infrastructure Projects — Structural retrofits, property acquisition, local flood reduction projects, and safe room construction. • Natural Systems Protection — Sediment and erosion control, stream corridor restoration, forest and vegetative management, floodplain and stream restoration. Page1g