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• Anoka County Multi- Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan City of Columbia Heights City of Ramsey City of Columbus City of Spring Lake Park City of Coon Rapids City of St. Francis 1.6 Plan Authority This Hazard Mitigation Plan has been adopted by Anoka County and its incorporated municipal jurisdictions in accordance with the authority and powers granted to counties, cities and towns as defined by the State of Minnesota, Copies of all local resolutions to adopt the Plan are included starting on page 323. This Plan was developed in accordance with current state and federal rules and regulations governing local hazard mitigation plans. The Plan shall be routinely monitored and revised to maintain compliance with the following provisions, rules, and legislation: • Section 322, Mitigation Planning, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as enacted by Section 104 of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (P.L. 106 -390); and • FEMA's Interim Final Rule published in the Federal Register on February 26, 2002, at 44 CFR Part 201, 1.7 Plan Outline Section 1: Introduction provides the overview scope and purpose of the Plan and planning process. Section 2: Planning Process describes the process used to develop the Anoka County Multi - Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan. The description provides a general overview of local hazard mitigation planning as well as the specific procedures used by Anoka County to prepare its Plan. It includes a description of who was involved as members of the planning team, and documents the outcomes of meetings. It also demonstrates the opportunities for the public and other stakeholders to participate in the plan development process. Section 3: Community Profile describes the general makeup of Anoka County and its local jurisdictions, including prevalent geographic, demographic, and economic characteristics. Building characteristics and land use patterns are presented along with some general historical disaster data. This baseline information provides a snapshot of the countywide planning area and thereby assists Anoka County in recognizing those social, environmental, and economic factors that ultimately play a role in determining community vulnerability to hazards. Section 4: Hazard Assessment is made up of three subsections: Hazard Identification, Hazard Analysis, and Hazard Vulnerability. Together, these sections serve to identify, analyze, and assess Anoka County's overall risk to hazards. The risk assessment also defines any hazard risks that may uniquely or exclusively affect the individual municipal jurisdictions. The risk assessment builds on available historical data from past hazard occurrences, establishes hazard -by- hazard profiles, and culminates in a hazard risk ranking based on conclusions about the frequency of occurrence, spatial extent, and potential impact of each hazard. FEMA's