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On January 26, 1995, a meeting of the IHMT comprising federal and state agency representatives was convened in Sacramento to develop intermediate and long-term mitigation recommendations that are documented in this report. Agency representatives reviewed IHMT Reports from the 1986, 1992 and 1993 flood events and revised or expanded upon previous recommendations and incorporated issues from the 1995 winter storms based on field assessments. The mitigation goals established by the IHMT are twofold: 1) identify and implement immediate mitigation strategies during the recovery phase; and, 2) provide direction by key agencies in the form of recommendations to reduce repetitive flood damages through more long-term and cost-effective mitigation measures. While the majority of the recommendations can be achieved through existing agency programs and funding, it is also recognized that an overall watershed management approach is essential for implementing long-term mitigation. Managing floodplains as watershed components was a major chapter in the Interagency Task Force Report that was issued following the Midwest Floods of 1993'. The issues and recommendations developed by the IHMT for the winter storms in California incorporate, where appropriate, the findings of the Interagency Task Force Report. For this disaster, an interagency working group may be needed to accomplish the watershed management objective. The recommendations contained in this Report are presented under the general categories of Public Education, Watershed Management, Planning, Codes and Standards, and Technical Assistance. They are intended to provide the basis for updating the State Hazard Mitigation Plan. The organization of this document is as follows: I. Introduction - summarizes the purpose of the report, the event and impacts. II. Repetitive Loss SectiDn - provides an initial analysis of the repetitive loss issue and identifies potential mitigation opportunities, III. Early Implementation Strategy - covers the immediate mitigation actions to be accomplished during the initial recovery phase. IV. Team Recommendations - addresses previous IHMT recommendations expands on those mitigation opportunities and presents new approaches based on the work of the field assessment teams and the IHMT meeting. V. Agency Programs Section - contains a matrix of potential mitigation funding resources. , Sharina The Challenae: FloodDlain Manaaement Into The 21 It Centurv. 1994 prepared following the Midwest Floods of 1993. .JI-J ~ R.,-I ~ /995 ii.