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Ramsey County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan, 2018 Page | 135 6.3 Continued Public Involvement Continued public involvement is critical to the successful implementation of the Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan (MHMP). The Ramsey County Emergency Management Coordinator and the Emergency Management Committee members from the participating jurisdictions of the cities of Arden Hills, Falcon Heights, Gem Lake, Lauderdale, Little Canada, Maplewood, Mounds View, New Brighton, North Oaks, North St. Paul, Roseville, Shoreview, Vadnais Heights and White Bear Lake continue to engage new public stakeholders in planning discussions and project implementation during the 5-year cycle of this plan. In order to seek continued public participation after the plan has been approved and during the 5-year window of implementation for this plan, the county will take the following measures: • The plan will be posted on the Ramsey County Emergency Management website for the public to read and provide feedback. Collected feedback will be reviewed and the plan will be amended as necessary. • Following any major storms or natural disasters, Ramsey County Emergency Management will seek to gather concerns and new ideas for mitigation from residents to include in the next update of the plan. This may be done through public meetings, outreach via social media (i.e., Department’s Facebook Page), or news releases via local media. • Each city participating in the plan will be responsible to keep their city councils, city departments, schools, and community members updated and engaged in the implementation of their respective mitigation action charts (see Appendix G: Mitigation Actions by Jurisdiction). Each respective jurisdiction will be required to report on the status of mitigation actions in their charts to the Ramsey County Emergency Management Coordinator. • Jurisdictions will use numerous means of public outreach to engage new public stakeholders in providing input on mitigation efforts or concerns on hazards by sharing information at city council meetings, sharing information at special events, working with local schools and partner organizations, and posting information on relevant local or social media that their communities use to inform and engage the public. As mitigation projects are implemented, jurisdictions will work to keep the public updated and engaged in those local efforts.