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Anoka County Multi-Jurisdictional <br />All Hazards Mitigation Plan <br /> 23 <br /> <br /> <br />The initial community meeting for the 2013 update was held on November 8th 2012 at the Anoka <br />County Sheriff’s Department Community Room and the meeting notification was published by <br />Anoka County and in addition many jurisdictions published the dates on their website and <br />CCTV. <br /> <br />2.5.2 Public Opportunity During Plan Review <br /> <br />Members of the community and public were provided with several opportunities to participate in <br />the planning process for the 2013 update. A survey was for the community was created and the <br />link to the survey was published on the Anoka County Emergency Management website and <br />though several of the jurisdiction’s websites. The results from the community survey are located <br />in Annex on page 75. The results from the survey were used to assist the planning team with <br />the concerns of the residents of Anoka County during the planning process. The notice for the <br />Hazard Mitigation Plan Community Meeting was published as required on the Anoka County <br />website and held at 6:00 PM on November 8th,2012 at the Anoka County Sheriff’s Department <br />community meeting room. The Community Meeting notification and sign in sheet are located on <br />pages 283 and 284 of the Hazard Mitigation Plan. <br /> <br />2.6 Involving Stakeholders <br /> <br />A range of stakeholders were invited and encouraged to <br />participate in the development of the Hazard Mitigation <br />Plan. Stakeholder involvement was encouraged through <br />notifications and invitations to select agencies or <br />individuals to participate in the hazard mitigation <br />planning process. These included representatives from <br />Anoka County and each of the incorporated municipalities, LEPC, private sector businesses, <br />voluntary agencies, and citizens. In addition to the Mitigation Committee meetings, Anoka <br />County encouraged open and widespread participation in the mitigation planning process <br />through the publication of newspaper notices promoting open public meetings. These media <br />advertisements and survey instruments provided local officials, residents, businesses, <br />academia, and other private interests in Anoka County the opportunity to be involved and offer <br />input throughout the local mitigation planning process. <br /> <br />Anoka County will also encourage continued stakeholder involvement by reminding all <br />participating jurisdictions to make announcements and notifications consistent with their existing <br />local plan adoption procedures. It will be the responsibility of each participating jurisdiction and <br />its local governing body to determine if and how any additional specific stakeholder groups or <br />individuals should be involved in the planning process. <br /> <br />Anoka County Emergency Management reached out to the School Districts and Watershed <br />districts that have a presence in Anoka County regarding the process to update the Hazard <br />Mitigation Plan and did not receive any responses to participate in the planning process. <br /> <br /> <br />2.7 Multi-Jurisdictional Participation <br /> <br />The Anoka County Hazard Mitigation Plan is multi-jurisdictional and includes the participation of <br />Anoka County and its 21 incorporated municipalities. Plan participants are: <br /> <br />D. Was there an opportunity for <br />neighboring communities, agencies, <br />businesses, academia, nonprofits, <br />and other interested parties to be <br />involved in the planning process?