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LMS The Miami-Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Miami-Dade Part 1: The Strategy INTRODUCTION V - . The Local_Mitigation Strategy (LMS) is a whole community initiative designed to reduce • or eliminate the long-term risk to human life and property from hazards. The LMS plan is a multi-volume plan that documents the planning process and addresses mitigation measures in relation to the hazard risk and vulnerability assessment of Miami-Dade County. This is a living document that is updated to integrate and reflect current and projected issues as identified and track mitigation measures and actions that have oc- curred, are occurring, are planned for or are desired. This plan is a compendium of efforts - of the whole community, integrating governmental and non-governmental agencies such as non-profit, private sector, educational and faith-based organizations as well as com- munities, families, and individuals. As of 2018 the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) estimates that there is a six dollar savings for every dollar invested into mitigation measures. V This version of the plan is an annual update within the five-year review process that was approved in 2015 with inclusion of-new initiatives including the integration of climate change, sea level rise and additional measures to address flooding and the Community Rating System. This plan was open for public review and comments received were inte- grated and then the plan was submitted to the Florida Division of Emergency Manage- ment (FDEM) and FEMA for,review and approval. After federal approval this plan was adopted by the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners (BCC) for adoption in Sep- tember 2015. A review of the changes that have been made to the LMS since its last adoption in 2015 is provided in Part 1 under Section"LMS Revisions Since Last Adoption" and Part 4: Appendix A. • Purpose The purpose of the LMS is to develop a comprehensive approach to effectively reduce the impact of current and future hazards and risk faced by local communities within Miami- Dade County. 1 • The LMS accomplishes this through the following measures: • A planning process that encourages whole community participation and input • Review and incorporation of community plans, local, state and federal regulations and guidance, studies, reports and technical information V • Overview of past and present occurrences and projected future hazard events - • Linkage of mitigation measures and actions to the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) _ :• Identification of measures and actions as LMS Projects that have been accom . plished, are planned for implementation or identified as potential or future initiatives • Identification of potential or actual funding sources Integration.of GIS to provide maps to illustrate hazard and risk•areas, consequence analysis and mitigation measures 1 EMAP 2016 Standard 4.2.1 January 2018 V P1-3 301