SECTION 8: PLAN MAINTENANCE
mitigation activities will be reviewed during the monitoring and update of this plan to determine feasibility of future implementation. Updating of the mitigation action plans will be by written changes and submissions, as is appropriate and ne cessary, and as approved by the appropriate jurisdiction’s local governing body. Following a disaster declaration, the plan will be revised as necessary to reflect lessons learned, or to address specific issues and circumstances arising from the event. It will be the responsibility of Wake County Emergency Management to reconvene the HMPC and ensure the appropriate stakeholders are invited to participate in the plan revision and update process following declared disaster events. CRITERIA FOR QUARTERLY REVIEWS IN PREPARATION FOR 5-YEAR UPDATE The criteria recommended in 44 CFR 201 and 206 will be utilized in reviewing and updating the plan. More specifically, quarterly reviews will monitor changes to the following information: — Community growth or change in the past quarter. — The number of substantially damaged or substantially improved structures by flood zone. — The renovations to public infrastructure including water, sewer, drainage, roads, bridges, gas lines, and buildings. — Natural hazard occurrences that required activation of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and whether the event resulted in a presidential disaster declaration. — Natural hazard occurrences that were not of a magnitude to warrant activation of the EOC or a federal disaster declaration but were severe enough to cause damage in the community or closure of businesses, schools, or public services. — For any new hazard events, the HMPC will monitor and review:
— Dates and descriptions of hazard events. — Documented damages due to hazard events.
— Closures of places of employment or schools and the number of days closed. — Road or bridge closures due to the hazard and the length of time closed.
— An assessment of the number of private and public buildings damaged and whether the damage was minor, substantial, major, or if buildings were destroyed. The assessment will include residences, mobile homes, commercial structures, industrial structures, and public buildings, such as schools and public safety buildings. — Changes in federal, state, and local policies to determine the impact of these policies on the community and if and how the policy changes can or should be incorporated into the Hazard Mitigation Plan. — The implementation status of projects (mitigation strategies) including projects that are completed. Projects behind schedule will include a reason for delay of implementation. 8.3 CONTINUED PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT Continued public involvement is imperative to the overall success of the plan’s implementation. The quarterly review process will provide an opportunity to solicit participation from new and existing stakeholders and to publicize success stories from the plan implementation and seek additional public comment. Efforts to involve the public in the maintenance, evaluation and revision process may include: — Advertising HMPC meetings in the local newspaper, public bulletin boards and/or City and County office buildings; — Designating willing citizens and private sector representatives as official members of the HMPC;
Wake County, NC Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
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