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Ramsey County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan, 2018 <br /> <br />Page | 103 <br /> <br />5.1.2 Plans and Ordinances <br />Ramsey County and its incorporated communities have many plans and ordinances in place to ensure <br />the safety of residents and the effective operation of communities, including a Comprehensive/Master <br />Plan, Continuity of Operations Plan, Emergency Operations Plan and Capital Improvements Plan. In <br />Section 4.4 of this plan (Hazard Profiles) a review of the plans and programs in place was included as <br />related to each of the hazards addressed in the plan. See Appendix J for a list of all plans and programs <br />in place in Ramsey County, and Appendix K for the local mitigation capabilities assessment reports. <br />5.2 Mitigation Goals <br />In Section 4.0 of this plan, the risk assessment identified Ramsey County as prone to several natural <br />hazards. The steering committee members understand that although hazards cannot be eliminated <br />altogether, Ramsey County can work toward building disaster-resistant communities. <br />The goals and strategies being developed for the 2019 Minnesota State Hazard Mitigation Plan for <br />natural hazards were adopted for use in the Ramsey County Plan (Table 28). This framework will allow <br />for integration of the mitigation actions that are listed by Ramsey County and its jurisdictions into the <br />state plan. The state will then be able to develop a statewide strategy that will benefit all of Minnesota. <br />Table 28. Goals that will be used in the 2019 Minnesota State Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />Flooding Goal: Reduce deaths, injuries, property loss and economic disruption <br />due to all types of flooding (riverine, flash flooding, dam/levee failure) <br />Wildfire Goal: Reduce deaths, injuries, property loss, natural resource and <br />economic disruption due to wildfire (forest, prairie, grass, and peat bogs). <br />Windstorms Goal: Reduce deaths, injuries, property loss, and economic <br />disruption due to windstorms. <br />Severe Winter Storms Goal: Reduce deaths, injuries, property loss, and <br />economic disruption due to severe winter storms (blizzard, ice, and ice storm). <br />Lightning Goal: Reduce deaths, injuries, property losses, loss of services, and <br />economic disruption due to lightning. <br />Tornado Goal: Reduce deaths, injuries, property loss, and economic disruption <br />due to tornadoes. <br />Drought Goal: Reduce economic loss and environmental impacts due to <br />drought <br />Extreme Heat Goal: Reduce deaths, injuries, and economic disruption due to <br />extreme heat. <br />Extreme Cold Goal: Reduce deaths, injuries, property loss, and economic <br />disruption due to extreme cold. <br />Landslide/Erosion Goal: Reduce deaths, injuries, property loss, and economic <br />disruption due to landslides and erosion. <br /> <br />5.3 Mitigation Actions and Project Strategies <br />The mitigation actions in this plan are summarized into 4 main strategy types, as described in the FEMA <br />publications Local Mitigation Planning Handbook (2013) and Mitigation Ideas: A Resource for Reducing Risk to <br />Natural Hazards (2013). Also included are the new FEMA Climate Resilient Mitigation Actions (CRMA) <br />released in 2016. Minnesota HSEM recommends the use of these mitigation strategies to be in alignment <br />with the state plan and those recommended by FEMA. A fifth strategy type was determined by <br />Minnesota HSEM for use within the state. They are listed in Table 29 below: