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Hazard mitigation is the effort to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters. It is most effective when implemented under a comprehensive, long-term mitigation plan. Mitigation plans are key to breaking the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction, and repeated damage. Washington County Sheriffs Office Emergency Management staff has completed the most recent update to the Washington County All Hazard Mitigation Plan. The plan update process engaged representatives from cities and townships in hazard mitigation planning to identify risks and vulnerabilities associated with natural and manmade disasters and develop long-term strategies for protecting people and property from future hazard events. After making the required updates to the Washington County All Hazard Mitigation Plan over the past two years, the plan was submitted to Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management and then FEMA for approval. Both agencies reviewed the plan and approved it with no changes required. The last step in the plan update process is the approval locally by the county board and local City Councils and Town Boards by resolution, which is what is being requested today. Please note that to receive any of the funding sources described in more detail below, your local jurisdiction must have submitted a signed resolution to the county for submittal to the State and FEMA. A FEMA-approved hazard mitigation plan is a condition for receiving certain types of non -emergency disaster assistance, including funding for mitigation projects. More information on funding sources tied to the Washington County All Hazard Mitigation Plan. 1. Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) —The HMGP provides grants to States and local governments to implement long-term hazard mitigation measures after a major disaster declaration occurs in Minnesota. The purpose of the program is to reduce the loss of life and property due to natural disasters and to enable mitigation measures to be implemented during the immediate recovery from a disaster. HMGP funds may be used to fund projects that will reduce or eliminate the losses from future disasters. Projects must provide a long-term solution to a problem, for example, elevation of a home to reduce the risk of flood damages as opposed to buying sandbags and pumps to fight the flood. Funds may be used to protect either public or private property or to purchase property that has been subjected to, or is in danger of, repetitive damage. HMGP funding may be used to acquire disaster prone property to create a buffer against future disasters, construct new facilities, or even nonstructural measures such as development of floodplain management regulations. https://www.fema.gov/hazard-mitigation-grant-program Pre -Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Program - The Pre -Disaster Mitigation (PDM) program provides technical and financial assistance to States and local governments for cost-effective pre -disaster hazard mitigation activities that complement a comprehensive mitigation program, and reduce injuries, loss of life and damage and destruction of property.