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II. The Planning Process A. Overview This section shall serve as the documentation of the planning process utilized to develop the update of the Orange County Hazard Mitigation Plan in accordance with the requirements of Code of Federal Regulations,Title 44,Part 201 for local mitigation plans (44 CFR§201.6, Local Mitigation Plans). This is an update of the Orange County Hazard Mitigation Plan,which was approved and ultimately adopted in October of 2004. The original plan and this update encompass the unincorporated areas of Orange County,the Town of Carrboro, and the Town of Hillsborough. In accordance with the approved plan,the Orange County Planning Department has served as the coordinator of the hazard mitigation plan update. However,the Orange County Hazard Mitigation(OCHM)Team consists of inembers representing the Town of Carrboro,Town of Hillsborough, as well as the County. B. Plan Update Process The OCHM Team kicked off the update process the latter half of 2008. Orange County Planning staff attended a hazard mitigation plan update session. Individually, team members reviewed the Local Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning Guidance(FEMA,July 1,2008) and began the evaluation of the approved Orange County Hazard Mitigation Plan. The plan update tracks the guidance provided for in FEMA's Local Multi-Hazard Mitigatian Planning Guidance,published in July 2008. The Orange County Planning Department managed the plan update process,organizing meetings and coordinating agendas,updating plan data, and developing drafts of updated plan sections. Representatives from the participating municipalities evaluated their respective Community Capability Assessments and made revisions, as necessary. The OCHM Team met periodically to review and comment on the draft plan updates and discuss possible modi�cations to methods, goals, and mitigation strategies. Collectively,the OCHM Team evaluated current conditions,hazard occurrences within Orange County since the original plan was adopted, and the mitigation goals included within that plan. The team determined the risk assessment previously adopted was still applicable to the County and participating municipalities and changes were not necessary. In addition,the previously developed goals were determined to remain valid. The majority of the revisions made in the updated plan were modifications to data tables and values,incorporating the most current and best available data. Additionally,the OCHM Team modified the formatting in the updated plan to be more consistent with the most recent adopted State Hazard Mitigation Plan Update from October 2007. The following subsections outline the OCHM Team's specific methods for evaluating and editing specific sections of the Hazard Mitigation Plan Update: The Planning Process: Collectively,the OCHM Team reviewed `The Planning Process' . section of the adopted plan and determined the methodology was relevant only to the adoption of the original hazard mitigation plan. The language in the adopted plan was outdated and was not applicable to the plan update methods. The OCHM determined `The Planning Process' section of the update would be re-written to outline the current 3