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PUBLIC MEETING ATTENDANCE RECORDS AND NOTICES Ramsey County Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan | July 2012 B-3 evaluates hazards and risks, builds support for mitigation activities, helps educate community officials, and develops more effective community policies. In the future, federal funding for mitigation projects will be contingent upon having a hazard mitigation plan (HMP) or being in the process of developing one. The benefits of an HMP include reducing vulnerability to future hazards, saving lives and property, gaining disaster funding, maintaining economic stability, and expediting the recovery period. APPROACH TO HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING SAIC’s approach to hazard mitigation planning complies with industry standards and includes four phases. The first phase of hazard mitigation planning involves initiating the planning project and organizing resources. A kickoff meeting with the Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee will occur and data collection will begin. The first site visit and public meeting will also occur during this phase. SAIC will provide public meeting minutes to the project sponsor. The second phase involves identifying hazards and gathering preliminary risk assessment results. This includes updating the current base list of hazards, gathering information about those hazards, and conducting an updated risk assessment. Additionally, the second phase involves drafting a findings report through a risk assessment and consequence analysis. Mitigation strategies will also be developed. Ms. Mann reviewed specific objectives and provided examples of mitigation strategies. In addition to drafting the mitigation strategies and actions, the second site visit and public meeting will be conducted during this phase. SAIC will be provide public meeting minutes to the project sponsor. The draft updated HMP will be completed during the third phase. This phase includes submitting draft updated plans to Ramsey County, the Minnesota Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (MDHSEMA), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials for review. The fourth phase of the project includes presenting the final updated HMP to the public through the third public meeting. SAIC will provide public meeting minutes to the project sponsor. Following the four phases, the updated HMP will be presented to the County for adoption and county personnel can begin working towards achieving the plan’s goals and strategies. Plan maintenance, including identifying the plan’s successes and areas for improvement, will be an ongoing process. ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION An attendee pointed out that the updated HMP should include information regarding Ramsey County being in the ingestion pathway of area nuclear power plant. Although terrorism is identified in the current HMP, attendees pointed out that the updated HMP should specifically note the potential for and consequences of cyberterrorism. PROJECT TIME LINE Ms. Mann reviewed the project time line with the group.