10-LAMAR COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL MITIGATION PLAN

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• Determine a planning coordinator from City of Paris that will be the lead contact to the Lamar County Multi-lurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Committee and who will regularly attend the meetings. • Offer assistance to the Lamar County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Committee in developing the work program which will produce the Lamar County Multi- Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. • Host one regular committee meetings for the planning committee in coordination with Lamar County in the City of Paris. • Assist Lamar County with organizing public meetings to develop the plan. • Identify the community resources available to support the planning effort, including people who will have access to and can provide pertinent data. Examples include, but are not limited to, City committee members, such as the Fire or Police Chief, who is able to identify past hazardous situations, research the assessed values of buildings within the Wildland Urban Interface and research existing City planning documents to identify existing mitigation strategies in hazard and wildfire areas. • Assist with recruiting participants for planning meetings, including the development of mailing lists when and if necessary, distribution of flyers, and placement of ineeting announcements in the City of Paris community. • Gain the support of stakeholders for the recommendations found within the plan. • Keep the Paris City Council informed and offer opportunity for their review at various stages of the planning process. • Forward local information to the Committee Chair such as anecdotal information from the community to be incorporated into the proposed plan. • Submit the proposed plan to the City Council of Paris for consideration and adoption. After adoption of the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, the City will: • Assist the Lamar County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan committee to monitor and work toward plan implementation. • Publicize the Plan to the City of Paris and ensure community members are aware of the Plan and its contents. • Urge the Paris City Council to incorporate those priority projects found most important into the community's Capital Improvement Plan. • Integrate mitigation strategies and priorities for all these plans into other City plans. LAMAR COUNTY'S RESPONSIBILITIES: • Collect data necessary to complete the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan in a comprehensive manner. • Coordinate and facilitate community meetings with the assistance of the local planning committee. 62