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Executiue Summary <br />Colorado's Business Plan at a Glance <br />/ Colorado Specific Prioritization Ranking - Accounting for both FEMA <br />performance measures and Coloradoans' concerns. <br />/ Full, Medium, Low, and Current Funding Levels - Our business plan is <br />weighed against these four funding options. <br />/ Outreach Prior to Contracting to Perform Mapping - Initial coordination <br />meetings in counties prior to contracting with FEMA; electronic information <br />distributed to all local officials. <br />/ Integrated Outreach Approach During and After Performance of <br />DFIRM Studies - Cooperative meetings and coordination for every DFIRM <br />study; training and workshops n addition to DFIRM efforts. <br />/ Disseminating Data to End Users - Using the Internet and other tools to <br />provide static (~~read-only'~ images and interactive flood data to end users. <br />/ Hiring a Mapping Coordinator - Using FEMA funding, hire a state mapping <br />coordinator to assist with overall program management. <br />/ Active Participation in Map Maintenance - Expanding our roles; working <br />toward in-state processing of PMRs, LOMRs, and CLOMRs. <br />/ Being an Innovator for FEMA - F~cpanding our role in the NFIP through <br />partnership with FEMA to become a national leader in the industry. <br />/ Promote Digital Mapping and Eliminate Paper Products- Migrating as <br />quickly as possible away from a paper environment to a digital environment. <br />/ Site-Specific Mapping - Recommending new hydrologic and hydraulic <br />analyses where existing data is unavailable or inadequate. <br />/ Maintain Current CTP Status in Colorado - FEMA is discouraged from <br />signing CTP agreements in Colorado outside of the CWCB and UDFCD in <br />ordrer to maximize efficiency in meeting Map Modernization goals. <br />/ And of course, In-State DFIRM Production... <br />In-State DFIRM Production <br />~ Using CWCB and UDFCD contractors (only through CTP agreements; no <br />IAA or IDIQ contracts) <br />~ Full cycle DFIRM production (from preliminary maps to GPO deliverables) <br />~ Focus funding on communities participating in the NFIP <br />~ Emphasize technical quality <br />o Best available base maps for planimetrics: Local GIS is preferred! <br />o Hydrology that has been approved by the State and Locals <br />o Hydraulics that match highest quality existing topography <br />/ High priority hydrology and hydraulics takes precedence over low priority <br />countrywide DFIRM conversion work <br />Colorado Business Case Plan (Final Draft) ES-4 <br />