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<br /> <br />Technical Committees <br /> <br />A steering committee provides assistance and direc- <br />tion to the Chairman and Executive Secretary. The <br />Council is supported by five technical committees. <br />- Mitigation PlCUUI Committee. provides techni- <br />cal assistance on current hazard mitigation plans; <br />- Prqiect Det'elnp~nt Committee - coordinates <br />mitigation strategies and projects with federal, <br />state and local agencies; <br />- Reports Committee - prepares annual work <br />plans and status reports for the Governor and <br />Legislature; <br />- Funding Committee - assists local governments <br />in obtaining funding to implement recommended <br />projects; and <br />Public Affairs and Education Committee - in- <br />forms local governments and the public of the ac- <br />tivities and recommendations of the Council. <br /> <br />Hazard Mitigation Subcommittees <br /> <br />The Council is also supported by ten hazard mitiga- <br />tion subcommittees that focus efforts on specific haz. <br />ards and hazard issues: <br />. Geologic Hazards <br />. Severe Weather <br /> <br />. Wildfire <br />Dam SafetyfWarning <br />. Earthquake <br /> <br />Building Codes <br />Landslide <br />. Drought <br /> <br />, Flood <br />. GIS & Mapping <br /> <br />Council History <br /> <br />On September 6, 1990, the Colorado Division of Disas- <br />ter Emergency Services mODES) conducted a train- <br />ing seminar at the Writers Manor Hotel in Denver to <br />study existing strategies and opportunities for pro- <br />gress in hazard mitigation. Topics included federal <br />legislation and the status of the Colorado Natural <br />Hazards Mitigation Council. Over 75 representatives <br />of state, federal, local and private agencies partici. <br />pated and. discussions at the one-day session helped to <br /> <br />lay the conceptual groundwork for the new state coun. <br />cil. Council members informally adopted the following <br />policy positions: <br />- (a) a unified management strategy should be de- <br />veloped that coordinates project development <br />among state, federal and local agencies with miti. <br />gation responsibilities; <br />_ (b) the criteria used to prioritize mitigation needs <br />and projects should include potential loss of life, <br />potential impacts to improved property, cost.effec. <br />tiveness, and the availability of funds, including <br />local contributions; <br />- (c) the Council's initial projects should focus on op- <br />portunities to improve warning, preparedness, <br />and public education with respect to natural haz. <br />ards; and <br />- (d) mitigation options should be prioritized accord. <br />ing to a long-range, e.g., five-year, schedule. <br />Council members also identified the following state- <br />wide hazard mitigation needs: <br />. contingency funds <br />. state disaster relief board <br /> <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />for local offi. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />J_ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Pat By~. Bob KUtMT. and Jade Truby <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />