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<br />Step Seven <br />Mon itor Your Pion * <br /> <br />;,":,~,:?~~^,_., <br /> <br />Overview: <br />IIWhy monitor you*:?:., <br />plan?"......,. <br /> <br />Planning doesn't stop once you;;;' <br />initiated your plan. If anoodmllt <br />program is to succeed, ii is ilTlp~ <br />update the plan periodically. "'i" <br /> <br />This section suggests how to develoP.l!.A~"A <br />monitoring system to update your.floOd i,,,::: <br />mitigation plan. A monitoring systb.;{/;:,\;;;: <br />also helps keep your plan runningon",';;.... <br />schedule even when you have otherjoos,id <br />," -' "'-',",',,,--',> <br />or duties to perform. This section ",i1!;i;';. <br />also show you how to link your.n~.:~.i;> <br />mitigation program to the admiriisliiition'f" <br />and enforcement of your local floO~plain,0'r <br />zOrling program. . ,~~:vtt~t.~.j:\ <br />''';'i.''--' <br />.,.,-, <br /> <br /> <br />"Plans are worthless. <br />Planning is essential" <br /> <br />-Dwight D. Eisenhower <br /> <br />Good plans do not sit still-they are dynamic <br />and subject to change as conditions and issues <br />evolve. This is especially true when dealing <br />with ever-changing, natural phenomena such as <br />floodplains. Therefore, planning to mitigate <br />damages due to flooding needs to be resilient <br />and flexible. Remember this as you review and <br />update your community's flood mitigation plan <br />to assess whether the community is reaching its <br />stated goals and objectives. <br /> <br />III don't have the time <br />to monitor plans, I have <br />other things to do!" <br /> <br />Local officials wear different hats and are <br />responsible for multiple assignments. Few have <br />the luxury of focusing on one assignment, task <br />or plan. Therefore, the community must adopt a <br />monitoring system to keep people, and the plan, <br />on task and on time. <br /> <br />Where are we now? <br /> <br />Step One: <br /> <br />Identify your problems <br /> <br />Step Two: Identify your goals and objectives <br /> <br /> <br />Step Three: Collect the infonnation and conduct the analysis <br /> <br /> <br />Step Four: Prepare your concept (draft) plan <br /> <br />COMMUNITY FLOOD MITIGATION PLANNING GUIDEBOOK <br /> <br />Step Five: <br /> <br />Prepare your final plan <br /> <br />Step Six:,., Implement you~ p!:,~ <br />'-':'_ .",:,: - ';,' :'"- _ f~"J~~c;~:1':4r;..~, <br />. Step S~ven:Mo!1itof.y()ur,pia" ... <br />",.. '" ~ /; 'i, :' ,,:, ~'*~-,; <br /> <br /> <br />The system uses a project work schedule to <br />identify the steps and timeline for implementing <br />the mitigation project as well as people's <br />contribution to project implementation (known <br />as "critical path method"). While you may make <br />adjustments throughout the process as new <br />issues emerge and evolve, this method ensures <br />that you remain on course in implementing your <br />program. The person responsible for overseeing <br />the mitigation program can maintain the work <br />schedule. <br /> <br /> <br />No TIME <br /> <br />,... <br /> <br />· Ponions of this <br />section were <br />adaptedfrom the <br />Mitigation Guide- <br />book for Northeast <br />Illinois, (1995). <br />Prepared for the <br />Nonheast Illinois <br />Regional Planning <br />Commission by <br />French and <br />Associates, LTD. <br /> <br />77 <br />