13 - RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2017 LAMAR COUNTY MITIGATION PLAN

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Lamar County Multi- Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Chapter Four Responsible Party: County Emergency Coordinator and local emergency agencies. Action 3: Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Project: Establish CERT through the county. Description: The goal is to have CERT members located in all communities throughout the county. Local employers and housing developments are encouraged to have a CERT certified individuals to respond quickly to local events. Funding & Cost: Cost for 50 additional participants would be $30,000. This cost would include training and equipment. Homeland security funds will be sought for this project. Benefits: Local trained responders available immediately Responsible Party: Lamar County EMC The listed prioritization is for Lamar County and all incorporated areas. Local Jurisdiction Mitigation Strategies were prioritized by each jurisdiction using FEMA's STAPLEE method. The hazard mitigation team used the STAPLEE method as an identifying and evaluating technique but used the above mention process for prioritization. S- Social: Mitigation actions will only be viable is socially accepted by the community. T- Technical: Mitigation actions are technically most effective if they provide long -term reduction of losses and have minimal secondary adverse impacts. A- Administrative: Mitigation actions are easier to implement if the jurisdiction has the necessary staffing and funding P- Political: Mitigation actions can truly be successful if all stakeholders have been offered an opportunity to participate in the planning process and if there is public support of the action. L- Legal: It is critical that the jurisdiction or implementing agency have the legal authority to implement and enforce a mitigation action. E- Economical: Budget constraints can significantly deter the implementation of mitigations actions. Hence, it is important to evaluate whether an action is cost - effective, as determined by a cost - benefit review, and possible to fund. E- Environmental: Sustainable mitigation actions that do not have an adverse effect on the environment, that comply with Federal, state, and local environmental regulations and that are consistent with the community's environmental goals, have mitigation benefits while being environmentally sound. Local jurisdictions identified mitigation actions for each local jurisdiction. These actions included projects that were currently being implemented and those being planned in the near future. These actions were prioritized as to the planned time frame and cost of action. High Priority — These actions are currently being planned or budgeted for implementation within the next year. They are projects that will meet multiple goals and objectives, and benefits exceed the cost of implementation. If the action is needed to maintain NFIP compliance it will be listed as a high priority. 183