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Introduction xi portion of the annexes, which focuses on action plan development. All planning partners seeking DMA compliance under this plan attended the meeting. The following topics were discussed: • Jurisdiction-specific natural events history • Risk ranking • Action plan development. In the risk-ranking discussion, each planning partner was asked to review the ranked risk specifically for its jurisdiction, based on the impact on its population and/or facilities. Municipalities based this ranking on probability of occurrence and the potential impact on people, property and the economy. Special purpose districts based this ranking on probability of occurrence and the potential impact on their constituency, their vital facilities and the facilities’ functionality after an event. The methodology followed that used for the area-wide risk ranking presented in Volume 1. The objectives of this exercise were to familiarize the partnership with how to use the risk assessment as a tool to support other planning and hazard mitigation processes and to help prioritize types of mitigation actions that should be considered. Hazards that were ranked as “high” or “medium” for each jurisdiction as a result of this exercise were considered to be priorities for identifying appropriate mitigation actions, although jurisdictions also identified actions to mitigate “low” ranked hazards as appropriate. Tool Kit Each planning partner was provided with a tool kit to assist in completing the annex template and developing an action plan. The tool kits contained the following: • Previous hazard mitigation plan annexes for those jurisdictions who are updating existing plans • A catalog of mitigation best practices • The goals and objectives developed for the update to the plan • Information on the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant program • Information on past hazard events that have impacted the planning area • County-wide and jurisdiction-specific maps for hazards of concern • The risk assessment results developed for this plan • Jurisdiction-specific annex templates, with instructions for completing them • FEMA guidance on plan integration • The results of the public survey conducted as part of the public involvement strategy The toolkit provided each planning partner with resources to develop a mitigation action plan. Planning partners were asked to review the following to assist in the identification of actions: • The jurisdiction’s capability assessment—Reviewed to identify capabilities that the jurisdiction does not currently have but should consider pursuing, or capabilities that should be revisited and updated to include best available information. Reviewed to determine how existing capabilities can be leveraged to increase or improve hazard mitigation in the jurisdiction. Additionally, planning partners used this capability assessment to identify existing capabilities that may be expanded or enhanced to better s upport the mitigation goals and objectives of this plan. Page 104 of 228