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4 <br /> Table Error!No text of specified style in document-1-Mitigation Action Plan,Orange County <br /> Goal& <br /> Action Hazard(s) Objective Lead Agency/ Potential Funding Implementation 2025 <br /> # Action Description Addressed Addressed Priority Department Source Timeline Status 2025 Implementation Status Comments <br /> Prevention <br /> P-1 Incorporate relevant HMP priorities into All Hazards 1.1 Medium Orange County General Fund 2025-2030 Carried This action has been revised to incorporate priorities into the <br /> drafted 2050 Land Use Plan for adoption; Planning and (existing staffsalaries) Forward drafted 2050 Land Use Plan.Implementation ofthe 2030 <br /> in the meantime,continue Inspections Comprehensive Plan is ongoing. <br /> implementation of the Orange County Department <br /> 2030 Comprehensive Plan. <br /> P-2 Continue participation in the Community Flooding, 1.1 High Orange County General Fund Ongoing Carried The CPS re-certification period runsfrom August 1st to August 1st <br /> Pating System(CPS)and annual Hurricane& Planning and (existing staffsalaries) Forward for each fiscal year. Staffworks with CPS every July to submit our <br /> recertification in order to increase public Tropical Storm Inspections annual CPS recertification application. Orange County's 2024 <br /> safety,reduce property damage,avoid Department CPS rating was a score of Class 6,which qualifies our constituents <br /> economic loss,and allow for a decrease for a 20%discount in FEMA flood insurance premiums. Staff <br /> in flood insurance premiums for Orange hopes to maintain our relatively high CPS score for FY25,with <br /> County residents. potential eventual score increase(perhaps to Class 5),once staff <br /> is able to procure Certified Floodplain Manager(CFM)status. <br /> P-3 Continue to enforce floodplain Flooding, 1.2 High Orange County General Fund Ongoing Carried Orange County underwent a successful Floodplain Management <br /> regulations through the county's Special Hurricane& Planning and (existing staffsalaries) Forward program(NFIP)audit by the NC Department of Public Safety <br /> Flood Hazard Area(SFHA)Overlay Tropical Storm Inspections (NCDPS)in June 2023. Current feedback from NCDPS is that the <br /> District contained within the Orange Department program is in full compliance;with only a few minor deficiencies <br /> County Unified Development Ordinance noted,ofwhich staff is aware of and actively working to address <br /> and continue training efforts for the into FY25. Staff hopes to procure Certified Floodplain Manager <br /> Certified Floodplain Manager(CFM). (CFM)status in FY25. <br /> P-4 Continue to collaborate and support All Hazards 3.2 Medium Orange County General Fund 2025-2030 Carried Orange County remains committed to supporting municipal <br /> municipal mitigation strategies Emergency Services (existing staffsalaries) Forward mitigation strategies.Orange County Emergency Management <br /> is assisting UNC Chapel Hill with a generator project funded <br /> through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)from <br /> Hurricane Florence.Additionally,Orange County Emergency <br /> Management is supporting the Town of Carrboro in applying for <br /> HMGP funding for a property acquisition related toflood damage <br /> from Hurricane Helene. <br /> P-5 Climate Action Plan All Hazards 2.1 High Orange County General Fund 2023-2032 New The Orange County Climate Action Plan was adopted in <br /> Sustainability (existing staffsalaries), November 2023 and is currently in implementation.The plan <br /> CIP,Federal and State addresses climate mitigation strategies as well as resilience and <br /> grants adaptation. <br /> P-6 Continue to develop,review,update,and All Hazards 3.1 Medium OWASA,Orange CIP and Operating 2025-2030 Carried Moving into FY25,Orange County continues to coordinate with <br /> implement recommendations in local County Planning and Budgets Forward City of Mebane and Town of Hillsborough and commit active <br /> and regional plans to improve the Inspections County CIP funds for relevant public water/sewer system <br /> reliability,redundancy,and resiliency of Department extensions,where applicable. Currently,the County has no active <br /> water resources(water,wastewater, public water/sewer extension projects in the queue with <br /> reclaimed water). remaining public utilities(i.e.,City of Durham,OAWS,OWASA) <br /> that are geographically capable of serving County constituents. <br /> OWASA remains committed to ensuring the reliability, <br /> redundancy,and resiliency of the water resources that sustain <br /> the water supplyfor our customers and community <br /> Eno-Haw WSP <br /> Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan April 2025 <br /> Pagel <br />