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Anoka County Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan 183 budgets, costing only the time of employees already on staff. While “time is money” and hours have been estimated in dollars for each action item, there will be no requirement for additional funds to be budgeted to accomplish many of the action items. The success of this Plan hinges on three major action items; Anoka County Emergency Management is tasked with Plan oversight, to include project tracking, progress reports, and reconvening the Steering Committee as needed for Plan review and revision; in addition, Emergency Management will serve as lead agency for many of the action items. Emergency Management staff must pursue all grant opportunities that become available to assist with funding countywide mitigation actions. Staff must receive necessary training on grant writing and evaluation of grant criteria. Without assistance from the various grant programs available, Anoka County cannot afford to begin many of the more expensive mitigation actions described in this plan. GIS hardware and updated software will continue to be purchased and existing county GIS/Technology staff continue training to allow the inclusion of HAZUS-MH capability to more fully assess hazards throughout the county. In addition to hazard assessment, this capability will extend to planning and zoning, school boards, utilities and infrastructure, and all emergency service agencies. The hazard mitigation planning process has brought together a group of dedicated representatives from the twenty-two jurisdictions comprising Anoka County. An early suggestion from several members of the planning committee that the group continue to meet on a regular schedule after Plan approval speaks for the cooperation and sense of community each jurisdiction brings to the planning effort, and instills confidence that the jurisdictions will unite in mitigation and other efforts to meet the following goals. It is the vision of Anoka County and its municipalities to promote citizen and governmental responsibility for hazard awareness and preparedness, and to foster cooperative planning among the jurisdictions to reduce the impact of natural and manmade hazards on public and private assets, and on the safety and welfare of all citizens. During the Comprehensive Plan Update, the Planning team reviewed all the goals from the 2006 plan and marked each goal as being completed, ongoing, or canceled. Jurisdictions were provided with the opportunity to add new mitigation goals to the plan. Through the update process each Jurisdiction reviewed and updated their mitigation goals. The goals are listed in section 5.2.5 as New, Ongoing Completed, or Canceled.