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Mitigation Action Categories “…a comprehensive range of specific mitigation actions for each profiled hazard.” • Prevention • Property Protection • Public Education and Awareness • Natural Resource Protection • Structural Projects STAPLEE Criteria “The mitigation strategy section shall include an action plan describing how the actions identified in section (c)(3)(ii) will be prioritized, implemented, and administered by the local jurisdiction. Prioritization shall include a special emphasis on the extent to which benefits are maximized according to a cost benefit review of the proposed projects and their associated costs. [§201.6(c)(3)(iii)]” • Each section of the STAPLEE criteria covers a different part of the community • Typically not weighted or prioritized STAPLEE Social Technical Administrative Political Legal Economic Environmental Social The public must support the overall implementation strategy and specific mitigation actions. Therefore, the projects will have to be evaluated in terms of community acceptance. Technical Is the proposed action technically feasible? Will it help reduce losses in the long term with minimal secondary impacts? Determine whether the alternative action is a whole or partial solution, or not a solution at all. Administrative Examine anticipated staffing, funding, and maintenance requirements for the mitigation action to determine if the jurisdiction has the personnel and administrative capabilities necessary to implement the action or whether outside help will be needed. Political Have all stakeholders have been offered an opportunity to participate in the planning process? Is there sufficient public support of the action? Legal It is critical that the jurisdiction or implementing agency have the legal authority to implement and enforce a mitigation action 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. 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. NEGRC Contact Information Taylor Baxter – Planner [email protected] (706) 369-5650