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Earthquake #1 <br />Proposed Action Item: <br />Alignment with Plan Goals: <br />Goals 1, 2, 4 <br />Educate homeowners about structural and non-structural <br />retrofitting of vulnerable homes and encourage retrofit <br />Rationale for Proposed Action Item: <br />The Eugene/Springfield Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan indicates that the area’s vulnerability to a future <br />earthquake event is high. Increasing public outreach to educate residents about retrofitting homes and <br />structures can help mitigate the area’s vulnerability to future earthquakes. <br />The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires communities to identify how the community will continue to <br />involve the public in the plan maintenance process [201.6(c)(4)(iii)]. Educating the public helps keep the <br />public informed of what is being done with the plan, how Eugene and Springfield are working to mitigate <br />their risk to hazards, and allows for feedback and suggestions from the public for improving, updating, and <br />maintaining the plan. <br />Ideas for Implementation: <br />Develop dissemination methods for structural and non-structural earthquake retrofitting to homeowners <br />that would likely include: <br />Mailings <br />Television public service announcements <br />Newspaper inserts/spots <br />Distribute Institute for Business and Home Safety Homeowner Retrofit Guides when requested <br />Coordinating Organization: Eugene Emergency Management, Springfield Emergency <br />Management <br />Internal Partners: External Partners: <br />Eugene/Springfield Building Departments, DOGAMI, FEMA, OEM, USGS, Cascadia Region <br />Planning/Development Services Earthquake Workgroup <br />Timeline:If available, estimated cost: <br />Short Term ()Long Term (2-4 or more years) <br />0-2 years <br />Ongoing <br />Form Submitted by: Eugene and Springfield Steering Committees <br />Action Item Status: Continued from 2004 with rewording <br />