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Sherburne County Multi -Hazard Mitigation Plan, 2020 Section 5 — Mitigation Strategy The goal of mitigation is to protect lives and reduce the future impacts of hazards including property damage, disruption to local and regional economies, the amount of public and private funds spent to assist with recovery, and to build disaster -resistant communities. Mitigation actions and projects should be based on a well -constructed risk assessment, provided in Section 4 of this plan. Mitigation should be an ongoing process adapting over time to accommodate a community's needs. J. �.ommunity Capability Assessments The capability assessment identifies current activities and existing planning tools used to mitigate hazards. The capability assessment identifies the policies, regulations, procedures, programs and projects that contribute to the lessening of disaster damages. The assessment also provides an evaluation of these capabilities to determine whetherthe activities can be improved in orderto more effectively reduce the impact of future hazards. The following sections identify existing plans and mitigation capabilities within all of the communities: • AppendixJ: Lists the plans and programs in place in Sherburne County as related to hazard mitigation. • Appendix K. As part of the Sherburne County MHMP update, the county, its cities, and townships were asked to participate in filling out a "Local Mitigation Survey" (LMS) form to report on their current mitigation capabilities and program gaps. Appendix K lists the LMS reports gathered for Sherburne County. Information from the capability assessments was used to support development of local mitigation actions for implementation over the next five years (See column J Comments on Implementation, Administration & Integration into Local Planning Mechanisms). 5.i.1 National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) The NFIP is a federal program created by Congress to mitigate future flood losses nationwide through sound, community -enforced building and zoning ordinances and to provide access to affordable, federally -backed flood insurance protection for property owners. The NFIP is designed to provide an insurance alternative to disaster assistance to meet the escalating costs of repairing damage to buildings and their contents caused by floods. Participation in the NFIP is based on an agreement between local communities and the federal government that states that if a community will adopt and enforce a floodplain management ordinance to reduce future flood risks to new construction in Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs), the federal government will make flood insurance available within the community as a financial protection against flood losses. Table 33. below shows which jurisdictions in Sherburne County participate in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). All cities in the county have FEMA Mapped High Risk Areas and participate in the NFIP. Page1gz