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Anoka County Multi - Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan HAZUS ®MH loss estimation methodology was also used in evaluating some known hazard risks by their relative long -term cost in expected damages. The information generated through the risk assessment serves a critical function. As communities seek to determine the most appropriate mitigation actions to pursue and implement, this information enables communities to prioritize and focus their efforts on those hazards of greatest concern and those structures or areas facing the greatest risk. Section 5: Capabilities, Mitigation, and Maintenance provides a comprehensive examination of Anoka County and the participating local jurisdictions' capacity to implement meaningful mitigation strategies, identifies existing opportunities to increase and enhance that capability, and details procedures for maintenance and evaluation of the Hazard Mitigation Plan. Capabilities addressed in this section include planning and regulatory capability, administrative capability, technical capability, and fiscal capability. Information was obtained through the use of detailed survey questionnaires for local officials and an inventory and analysis of existing plans, ordinances, and relevant documents. The purpose of this assessment is to identify any existing gaps, weaknesses, or conflicts in programs or activities that may hinder mitigation efforts, and to identify those activities that should be built upon in establishing a successful and sustainable community hazard mitigation program. The community profile, risk assessment, and capability assessment collectively serve as a basis for determining the goals for the Hazard Mitigation Plan, each contributing to the development, adoption, and implementation of a meaningful mitigation strategy that is based on accurate background information. Mitigation Strategy is made up of two subsections: Mitigation Strategic Goals and Mitigation Actions. Strategic Goals consists of broad, countywide goal statements for each local jurisdiction participating in the planning process to strive for in achieving, as well as a general description of the mitigation tools and techniques available for further consideration. The strategy provides the foundation for identifying and prioritizing mitigation actions. Mitigation Actions are action plans specific to each local jurisdiction, and link proposed mitigation actions for each to locally assigned implementation mechanisms and target implementation dates. This section is designed to make the Plan both strategic, through the identification of long -term goals, and functional, through the identification of short-term and immediate actions that will guide day -to -day decision - making and project implementation. Plan Maintenance includes the measures Anoka County and its municipal jurisdictions will take to ensure the Plan's continuous long -term implementation. The procedures also include the manner in which the Plan will be regularly evaluated and updated to remain a current and meaningful planning document. 8