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Ramsey County, MN Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Mitigation Action Planning What does my community need to complete by Friday, September 13? Communities are asked to utilize the excel spreadsheet attached to this document to refine the actions already included, and to add new any mitigation actions as appropriate. Answer the questions at the top of each column for each action added or refined. Please answer every question. Some questions include a drop-down menu where respondents can select from a pre-identified list of answers. Answers do not have to be perfect but should give an idea of the parameters of the mitigation actions. The excel spreadsheet is currently populated with all mitigation actions contained in the 2019 hazard mitigation plan, along with some Tidal Basin recommendations. Why Is mitigation action planning important? Throughout the mitigation planning process, each community has already provided multiple inputs into the process – you’ve reported on the status of your 2019 hazard mitigation actions, you’ve provided an update on community capabilities, and you’ve reviewed and provided comment on the hazard analysis and risk assessment. The next step is mitigation action planning – now that we have a new and better understanding of our risk, what should we do to mitigate the impacts of the hazards to which we are vulnerable? When implemented, a good hazard mitigation strategy effectively buys down risk and is “where the rubber meets the road” in the hazard mitigation plan update. What tools are available to help my community refine mitigation actions and add additional actions to our mitigation strategy? There are a few resources communities should utilize when refining and adding new mitigation actions to their mitigation strategy. • Plan Goals – the goals were updated from the 2019 plan update. These goals can be used to generate mitigation actions. A list of the goals can be found here. • We also discussed some helpful hints for mitigation action development during our third planning meeting Tuesday, August 27. I encourage you to review that recording if you weren’t able to attend (found here). What do I do if my community is totally lost and needs some additional help? If your community could use some extra help, Tidal Basin is offering to hold 30 – 60 minute virtual meetings to help walk you through the process and provide some additional insights. Virtual meetings can be set up by email Kymmie Scott at kymmie.scott@tidalbasingroup.com. My community provided updates to the projects listed in our strategy from the 2019 plan – why do I have to do anything else? The actions identified by each community in the 2019 plan serve as a baseline for the 2025 update, but communities are asked to review the list again, refine their existing migration actions, and add new ones based on updated hazard and risk information found in the updated plan.