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<br />Colorado Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan - 1999 :==:=::: <br /> <br />6.1.5 Other State Agencies 1 Finally, county EMCs will be surveyed to monrtor <br />Designated state agencies serve on tile SHMT and I community progress in implementing specific local level <br />selected state agencies v.;1I be asked to participate in recommEindations, <br /> <br />appropriate mrtigation activities, Future surveys can be buirt upon this process to <br /> <br />This plan designates a lead and partner agency for each continue to measure E,ffectiveness based on data <br />recommendation, A designated lead agency will develop collected regularly, <br />an action plan, It is expected that this action will involve This plan is designed to be a changino document <br />other appropriate state agencies and organizations at Regular scrutiny and evaluation is the crili<:al portion of <br />the state and local levels. In essence, the lead agency the plan process that keeps the plan current and usable <br />will coordinate the statenocal team designed to most as a tool for mrtigation activrties, The state Hazard <br />effectively implement the recommendation, In that Mitigation Plan will be evaluated annually by the SHMT <br />capacity, the lead agency is rE'sponsible for 01' more I'requently if deemed necessary to ensure its <br />communication and reporting pro~~ress toward ol1!~oing relevance to the state's mitigation needs. <br /> <br />implementation, Evaluation of the plan will be coordinated and <br /> <br />6,2 Monitoring & Reporting Activities ,c;:nductEid by the State Hazard Mitigation Team <br />A simplified one-te-two page reporting form will be used ' ("HMT), Each year the goals and objectives Will be <br />by the designated lead agency to report to the Office of I ",viewed by the SHMT to ~etermll1e thEm contll1ued <br />Emergency Management OEM v.;1I monitor the appropriateness, The state s progress, "n , hazard <br />'I t t' h I rt II I I t mrtlgatlon, developments In hazard Idenl~lcatlon and <br />Imp emen a Ion process as a woe;: a eve so. .' .. . <br />th t ' b ' d analysis, mitigation opportunrtles, and mrtlgatlon policy <br />ensure a progress IS sing ma e. .' <br />developments are some of the Issues to be Gonsldered <br />I in evalu,.:ing the plan's goals and objectives, The SHMT <br />will develop the specific activities to accomplish the <br />I evaluation_ <br /> <br />Local ViHwpoints and information will be sought to <br />facilitate this evaluation process, Community meetings, <br />focus groups or other outreach activities 'l/ltill be held to <br />access local ideas, County and city officials and <br />on~anizations have indicated their interest in ongoing <br />participation in the evaluation of the plan in this manner, <br />L.ead agencies and state agencies will be asked for their <br />views on the goals as they relate to the <br />recommEindations with which they are involved, <br /> <br />Mitigation recommendations will also be evaluated as <br />they relate to the goals, Each recommendation will be <br />measumd against the expected outcomes stated in the <br />plan, SLllveys of lead ag"ncies, state agencies and local <br />~lovernment emergency management coordinators, <br />together with information gathered during the monrtoring , <br />process, will provide much of the basis for evaluation. <br />Those outcomes will be reviewed to see if the expected <br />outcomes were attained, the reasonabl,eness of the <br />progress, the effectiveness of the process of <br />implementation, and tht~ need for modifrcation of the <br />expected outcomes. <br /> <br />I Selected success stories or problem areas will be <br />studied in depth to highlight and illustrate issues <br />needing further focus, These case studies will be <br />utilized In suggesting models for mrtigation I'or other <br />Colorado communities and for analysis of process <br />Hffectivt~ness. : <br /> <br />This mformation documenting progress towar~ <br />' outcomes will be presented to the SHMT by the SHMO <br />'. I'or evaluation, The SHMT Will assist In analyzll1g the <br />------~---,--------------~_._- <br /> <br />6.2.1 Site Visits <br />The Office of Emergency Management and Colorado <br />Water Conservation Board will participat" in onsite visits <br />with a goal of reaching each of the Colorado counties <br />over a five-year period, Not only v.;1I this give the state a <br />first-hand look at the progress of mrtigation <br />implementation in the counties, but it v.;1I provide an <br />opportunity for local level officials and the county EMCs <br />to address needs, barrlers, problems, and successes in <br />their local mitigation efforts, The visits will be structured <br />so that county EMCs and floodplain administrators are <br />able to demonstrate their mrtigation pr~lress, This may <br />also involve meeting with other local mitigation <br />participants, such as the local utilities, county highway <br />officials, or community organizations. <br /> <br />6.2.2 Written Reporting <br />Each lead agency will be responsible for providing <br />periodic written progress reports to OEM, The format for <br />these reports v.;11 be developed by OEM to capture the <br />information necessary to monitor progress in <br />implementing mrtigation recommendations, <br /> <br />6.2.3 Survey and Evaluation <br />The public, including local officials, v.;1I be surveyed to <br />monitor increases in awareness, understanding, and <br />acceptance of hazard mrtigation as a valid issue, <br />Policymakers v.;1I be surveyed to monitor changes in , <br />their awareness, understanding, and pl'iority ranking of ! <br />mrtigation as it relates to policy development. <br /> <br />State agencies will be surveyed to monitor their <br />departmental mitigation activrties and tlleir participation <br />on the State Hazard Mitigation Team, <br /> <br />Chapter 13 - 3 <br /> <br />1?j271991014AM <br />