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Anoka County Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan 159 SECTION 5: CAPABILITIES, MITIGATION AND MAINTENANCE 5.1 Jurisdiction Capabilities This section of the Plan discusses the capability of Anoka County and the participating local jurisdictions to implement hazard mitigation actions. It consists of the following eight subsections: Capability Assessment Overview Conducting the Capability Assessment Capability Assessment Findings External Resources Disaster Shelters Previously Implemented Mitigation Measures Repetitive Flooding Mitigation Linking Capability Assessment, Risk Assessment, and Mitigation Strategy 5.1.1 Capability Assessment Overview The purpose of conducting a capability assessment is to determine the ability of a local jurisdiction to implement a comprehensive mitigation strategy, and to identify potential opportunities for establishing or enhancing specific mitigation policies, programs, or projects. As in any planning process, it is important to try to establish goals, objectives and actions that are feasible, based on an understanding of the organizational capacity of those agencies or departments tasked with their implementation. A capability assessment helps determine which mitigation actions are practical and likely to be implemented given a local government’s regulatory framework, level of administrative and technical support, and fiscal resources. A capability assessment has two primary components: an inventory of a local jurisdiction’s relevant plans, ordinances, or programs already in place, and an analysis of its capacity to carry them out. A capability assessment also highlights the positive mitigation measures already in place or being implemented at the local level, which should continue to be supported and enhanced through future mitigation efforts. The capability assessment completed for Anoka County and its jurisdictions serves as a critical planning step and is an integral part of the foundation for designing an effective multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation strategy. Coupled with the Risk Assessment, the Capability Assessment helps identify and target meaningful mitigation actions for incorporation in the Mitigation Strategy section of the Hazard Mitigation Plan. It not only helps establish the goals and objectives for Anoka County, but also ensures that those goals and objectives are realistically achievable under given local conditions. 5.1.2 Conducting the Capability Assessment In order to facilitate the inventory and analysis of local government capabilities throughout Anoka County, a Capability Assessment Survey was distributed to Anoka County and its municipalities. The survey was completed by appropriate local government officials and requested information on a variety of “capability indicators” such as existing local plans, policies, programs, or ordinances that contribute to the community’s ability to implement hazard mitigation actions. Other indicators requested included information related to each jurisdiction’s fiscal, administrative, and technical capabilities, such as access to local budgetary and personnel resources for mitigation purposes. At a minimum, survey results provide an extensive inventory of existing local plans, ordinances, programs, and resources in place or under