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Sherburne County Multi -Hazard Mitigation Plan, 2020 Programs in Place to Address Natural Hazards describes the mitigation capabilities that are in place to support mitigation. Local Mitigation Surveys —As part of Sherburne County's 2020 Multi -Hazard Mitigation Plan update, participating jurisdictions and key county personnel were asked to fill out a two-part "Local Mitigation Survey" (LMS) form. PartA: "Past Events & Vulnerability Assessment" collected detailed information from each jurisdiction on the following: i) Severe weather or disaster events & impacts that have occurred within the last five years; 2) Actions taken within the last five years that have helped reduce local vulnerabilities to future disaster events; 3) Any changes within the last five years that have increased local vulnerabilities to future disaster events; and 4) Any concerns or specific ideas for mitigation projects to help reduce or eliminate risk resulting from future severe weather or disaster events. Part 8: "Local Mitigation Capabilities Assessment" collected detailed information on each jurisdiction's capabilities in place to help support mitigation in the community, including: 1) Plans, authorities, or policies; 2) Staff (organizational capacity); 3) Programs; and 4) Funding or other resources. Information was further collected on what program gaps or deficiencies exist that are a barrierto accomplishing mitigation in the community. Information from the LMS forms was used to inform Section 4, Risk Assessment and the development of local -level mitigation actions (see AppendixG: Mitigation Actions by Jurisdiction). 2.3 Planning Process Timeline and Steps In orderto update the 203.3 Sherburne County Multi -Hazard Mitigation Plan, U-SpatialQa UMD consultants worked in coordination with the Sherburne County Emergency Management Director and members of the steering committee. The updated plan includes not only new data documenting the types of hazards faced by Sherburne County residents and emergency planning officials, but also new thinking about how to best address these hazards. 2.3.1 Sherburne County Stakeholder Coordination On January 3, 203.9, U-SpatialQa UMD hosted a kickoff meeting online that was attended by the Sherburne County Emergency Management Director. The webinar included a project overview, U- SpatialQa UMD background, the roles and responsibilities of the Emergency Management Director, contents of the Multi -Hazard Mitigation Plan, planning process and projected timeline (see Appendix E for webinar slides). On January 3, 2019, Sherburne County issued a news release inviting public feedback and participation forthe Sherburne County MHMP update (for complete documentation, see AppendixF. Public Outreach & Engagement Documentation). A steering committee meeting took place on May 31, 2o3.9, at the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office in Elk River, which included the Sherburne County MHMP steering committee and members of the U- SpatialQa UMD planning team. The steering committee was provided with an overview of the purpose, process and timeline forthe Sherburne County Multi -Hazard Mitigation Plan update, as well as the role Page 113