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<br />. <br /> <br />How to Write a Flood Risk Mitigation Plan <br /> <br />Overview <br /> <br />Before a city or county may apply for a project grant, the local <br />jurisdiction must have an approved Flood Risk Mitigation Plan <br />(hereinafter referred to as the Plan), There are six (6) mandatory items <br />the Plan must address. These six (6) elements are described in detail on <br />the following pages. Once a Plan is written, it must be sent to the <br />Missouri State Emergency Management Agency for consistency review <br />and sign-off. Once approved at the state level, the Plan will be <br />forwarded to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for final <br />approval. While being reviewed at the state level, only the mandatory <br />six (6) elements will be evaluated, A copy of the state evaluation <br />worksheet is located in Appendix I, <br /> <br />:,41: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Sugar-Cookie Cutouts <br /> <br />Although each Plan must have the required six (6) elements. no two <br />Plans will look exactly alike. To illustrate this point, consider the <br />following example: <br /> <br />Imagine for a moment that you are in charge ofthe local PT A bake sale, <br />You need 20 people to bring a batch of sugar-cookies for the sale. So <br />you call your family and friends and convince them to make sugar- <br />cookies, To help them make great tasting cookies, you give them your <br />grandma's homemade sugar-cookie recipe. <br />Although you supplied each one with the <br />recipe you are somewhat surprised that on <br />the day of the sale no two batches look the <br />same and most batches, to some degree, <br />taste different, Why, when everyone used <br />the same recipe did each batch taste and <br />look different? Well, some of the cooks <br />used butter instead margarine. While some <br />used skim milk, others chose whole milk. <br />A "dash of salt" means different things to <br />different cooks. Personal preference <br />probably played a role in why some <br />cookies were fat and "doughy" while <br />others were flat and crunchy, Some cooks <br />used very complex cookie cutter designs <br />while others used the rim of a drinking <br />:. . . . . . . .. . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . ~i.o glass for a cutter, And finally, every cook <br />o had a different flair when it came to <br />decorating with icing and sprinkles. <br /> <br />......................................................... ': <br /> <br />: Sugar-Cookie Cutouts : <br /> <br />Beat margarine & shortening wI an <br />electric mixer on medium to high <br />speed for 30 seconds, Add about half <br />of the flour, the egg, sugar, milk <br />baking powder, vanilla & salt, Beat <br />till thoroughly combined, Beat in <br />remaining flour. Divide dough in 1/2, <br />Cove"r; chill for 3 hours. <br />On a lightly floured surface, roll half <br />dough at a time 1/8 inch thick. Cut <br />into pieces with a 2 1/2-inch cookie cutter. Place on an ungreased cookie <br />sheet. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 7-8 minutes or till edges are finn and <br />bottoms are lightly browned. Cool cookies on a rack, <br /> <br />t/2 cup margarine or butter <br />113 cup shortening <br />2 cups all.purpose flour <br />1 egg <br />3/4 cup sugar <br />1 tablespoon milk <br />t teaspoon baking powder <br />I teaspoon vanilla <br />Dash sail <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Despite these differences, each cook produced a batch of great-tasting <br />sugar-cookies because the "mandatory" ingredients and general baking <br />instructions were followed. <br /> <br />The sugar-cookie scenario is analogous to the making of a Flood Risk <br />Mitigation Plan, While there are key "ingredients" that a Plan must <br />include, the end product will no doubt reflect the local jurisdictions' <br />preferences and effort. <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />Flood Risk Mitigation Plan <br />