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5.0 Plan Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance 5.1 Plan Adoption The Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan for the Eugene/Springfield Metropolitan Area was adopted by the Eugene City Council on TBD and the Springfield City Council on TBD. Both adoptions were with an immediate effective date. Both adoptions were of the Final Draft Plan submitted to OEM and FEMA for review approval, with the stipulation that edits required for approval were included in the adoption motion. The Cities of Eugene and Springfield have the necessary human resources to ensure that the Plan continues to be an actively used planning document. City staff have been active in the preparation of the Regional plan, and have gained an understanding of the process, as well as the importance of having a working mitigation plan. During the two years of working on this plan, both Cities have experienced a number of natural hazard events, including two presidential declared disasters. These events have kept the interest in hazard mitigation planning and implementation alive at Council and City staff levels. 5.2 Plan Implementation Both Cities will ensure that the Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan continues to be an actively used planning document. The All Hazard Mitigation Plan Technical Advisory Committee will continue to coordinate the implementation of the Plan. The Cities will continue to provide staffing for the Advisory Committee through the Emergency Management Program. Consistent staffing allows for well organized meetings and will help to ensure that the right people are at the meetings. Implementing the Action Items identified in the Plan will engage the community. The participation that led to the Plan has begun to build the network that will be needed to be successful in this phase of the Plan. Implementation of the mitigation actions will be a series of community wide activities. Some projects can be done at the volunteer level, and others will require technical expertise. The stakeholders in the planning process will become project partners as needed on specific items. There are many organizations within the City that have common interests and concerns, including hazard mitigation. Organizations such as the Army Corps of Engineers, Springfield Utility Board, Eugene Water and Electric Board, and the American Red Cross will be important partners in the implementation of the Plan. To successfully complete action items will require project planning with active participation. The Eugene/Springfield Metropolitan area has well-established history of successful cooperation among local, state, and federal partners to complete both large and small projects. This experience will serve the community well with hazard mitigation projects. In addition, the Cities and other organizations within the Cities, have many existing programs that will be linked with mitigation projects. Examples include the Cities' Storm Water Master Plans and the Metro Waterways Project. Public Review Draft August 6, 2004 5-1