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• • Anoka County Multi- Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan 2.6 Involvinq Stakeholders A range of stakeholders were invited and encouraged to participate in the development of the Hazard Mitigation Plan. Stakeholder involvement was encouraged through notifications and invitations to select agencies or individuals to participate in the hazard mitigation planning process. These included representatives from Anoka County and each of the incorporated municipalities, LEPC, private sector businesses, voluntary agencies, and citizens. In addition to the Mitigation Committee meetings, Anoka County encouraged open and widespread participation in the mitigation planning process through the publication of newspaper notices promoting open public meetings. These media advertisements and survey instruments provided local officials, residents, businesses, academia, and other private interests in Anoka County the opportunity to be involved and offer input throughout the local mitigation planning process. D. Was there an opportunity for neighboring communities, agencies, businesses, academia, nonprofits, and other interested parties to be involved in the planning process? Anoka County will also encourage continued stakeholder involvement by reminding all participating jurisdictions to make announcements and notifications consistent with their existing local plan adoption procedures. It will be the responsibility of each participating jurisdiction and its local governing body to determine if and how any additional specific stakeholder groups or individuals should be involved in the planning process. Many departments, agencies, and individuals became mini - stakeholders. Contacted to provide information as the committee gathered data for capability and vulnerability assessments, these "external participants" played a vital role in the completion of this Plan. 2.7 Multi- Jurisdictional Participation The Anoka County Hazard Mitigation Plan is multi- jurisdictional and includes the participation of Anoka County and its 21 incorporated municipalities. Plan participants are: • Anoka County • City of Andover • City of Anoka • City of Bethel • City of Blaine • Town of Burns • City of Centerville • City of Circle Pines • City of Columbia Heights • City of Columbus • City of Coon Rapids • City of East Bethel • City of Fridley • City of Ham Lake • City of Hilltop • City of Lexington • City of Lino Lakes • Town of Linwood 23 Multi- hazard Requirement §201.6(a)(3): Multi jurisdictional plans (e.g., watershed plans) may be accepted, as appropriate, as long as each jurisdiction has participated in the process ... Statewide plans will not be accepted as multi - jurisdictional plans. FMA Requirement §78.5(a): Description of the planning process and public involvement. Public involvement may include workshops, public meetings, or public hearings. A. Does the plan describe how each jurisdiction participated in the plan's development