APPENDIX C —MEETINGS AND WORK SESSIONS
This appendix contains all meeting minutes, agendas and attendance sheets associated with the Jones
County Hazard Mitigation Plan revision process.
Index:
November 4, 6 & 7, 2013 Kickoff Meeting agenda’s, announcements, minutes and attendance sheets
January 23, 2014 Center Junction Kickoff Meeting announcement, minutes and attendance sheet
February 4, 2014 Jones County Supervisors Meeting
October 20, 23 & 29 Mitigation measures and mitigation strategies meeting
October 23, 2014 School District Meeting
Work session minutes and attendance sheets
September 15, 2014 Review Letter & approval form
January 10, 2015 final draft review letter and approval form
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STEVE MEYER consulting llc.
304 E. Maple St., Box 247, Garrison, IA. 52229
ph. 319-477-5041
Cell: 319-640-8735
e-mail: gfdchief@netins.net
AGENDA
November 4, 6, 7, 2013 JONES COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL
HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING
Starting time: 1900
Monday, November 4 at the Jones County Courthouse in Anamosa
Wednesday, November 6 at the City Council Chambers, 220 E First St. in Monticello
Thursday, November 7 at the Memorial Hall, downtown Wyoming
I.
Introductions
II.
What is Hazard Mitigation Planning? Why is this important and what it can do for Jones
County.
III.
The Planning Process
IV.
History of mitigation planning in Jones County—overview of 2010 Jones County Plan
V.
Determination of Hazards & Hazard Profiling--review
VI.
Mitigation Measures--review
VII.
Gaining input & public participation
VIII.
Process and schedule
IX.
Next meeting
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JONES COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN KICKOFF
MEETINGS
Monday, November 4 at the Jones County Courthouse in Anamosa
Wednesday, November 6 at the Council Chambers, 220 E First St. in Monticello
Thursday, November 7 at the Memorial Hall, downtown Wyoming
We are beginning the process of revising Jones County’s Multi-jurisdictional
Hazard Mitigation Plan. This process will bring together past and current
mitigation planning efforts and incorporate future disaster and emergency
preparedness needs of Jones County communities, jurisdictions, residents,
commercial and agricultural venues.
The purpose of a Hazard Mitigation Plan is to identify what natural and man
made disasters a community is vulnerable to and then identify steps that may
be taken to lessen the impact of such events upon the citizens, their property
and community resources.
Consultant Steve Meyer has been contracted to facilitate this team effort and revise the 2010
Jones County Hazard Mitigation Plan. The outcome of this effort will be completion of a revised
and FEMA approved DMA 2000 compliant Multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan that is
comprehensive of all mitigation needs of Jones County and its associated jurisdictions,
commercial and non-profit interests. The 2010 plan included the unincorporated areas of Jones
County and the cities of Anamosa, Martelle, Monticello, Olin, Oxford Junction and Wyoming.
The revised plan will incorporate the communities of Center Junction, Morley and Onslow as
well as the Anamosa Community Schools, Midland Community Schools, Monticello Community
Schools and Olin Consolidated School District. Jones County Emergency Management
Coordinator Brenda Leonard has been appointed as project lead by the Jones County
Supervisors.
The revised plan will do three things
1.
2.
3.
Determine where and how the citizens; public, private and commercial property in
Jones County are vulnerable to hazards and disasters. This was documented in the
2010 plan. Any changes will be established and documented in the revised plan.
Determine measures or mitigation activities that can be undertaken to reduce or
eliminate the detrimental effects of these hazards and disasters. This was established
in the 2010 plan. Any changes such as accomplishment of mitigation actions
established in the 2010 plan or addition of new mitigation actions will be determined
and documented in the revised plan.
Incorporate information from Center Junction, Morley, Onslow and school systems.
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4.
Keep Jones County and its communities qualified to receive federal funds that are
available for mitigation related projects.
Jones County has received a FEMA Hazard Mitigation Planning Grant for this revision. Jones
County will be required to provide a 15 percent match of $2,000 for the plan. This can be in the
form of a soft match, which comes at a rate of $27.60 per hour. This equates to 73 hours of
effort on behalf of committee members and community representatives.
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THE PLANNING PROCESS
This Hazard Mitigation Plan will involve the framework and process established by
FEMA's Local Mitigation Planning Handbook (2013) and the State and Local Mitigation
Planning How-To Guides (2001) which include Multi-Jurisdictional Mitigation Planning
(2006). The plan is structured around a four-phase process that involves 13 separate
elements:
RESPONSIBLE PARTY
Organize resources
1.
Organize the Planning Effort
CONSULTANT
2.
Build the Planning Team
CONSULTANT & COMMITTEE
3.
Create an outreach strategy
CONSULTANT & COMMITTEE
4.
Coordinate with Other Departments and Agencies
CONSULTANT & COMMITTEE
I.
II.
Assess risks
5.
Review & Identify the Hazards
6.
Update the Hazard Profiles
7.
Identify Assets (Capabilities)
8.
Review and Update Loss Estimates
COMMITTEE
CONSULTANT
CONSULTANT & COMMITTEE
CONSULTANT & COMMITTEE
III.
Develop the mitigation plan
9.
Review and Update Goals
COMMITTEE
10.
Review and Update Mitigation Actions
COMMITTEE
11.
Prepare draft of updated plan
CONSULTANT
IV.
Implement the plan and monitor progress
12.
Adopt the Plan
JURISDICTIONS
13.
Implement, Evaluate, and Revise the Plan
JURISDICTIONS
COMMITTEE MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES
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Assist in the revision and development of the community profile, risk assessment and
mitigation actions.
Provide data and comment on plan drafts as requested.
Coordinate with community departments, councils, businesses and other local interests in
the identification and development of mitigation measures.
Inform local community members and organizations about the planning process and
promote involvement of the public and local agencies/departments in the planning process.
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PROJECT SCHEDULE
PLANNING KICKOFF MEETINGS
APPOINT A PLANNING TEAM
COMMUNITY PROFILES UPDATED
HAZARD ANALYSIS/RISK ASSESSMENT UPDATED
RISK ASSESSMENT AND IDENTIFICATION OF
VULNERABLE BUILDINGS
REVIEW AND UPDATE MITIGATION STRATEGIES AND
MITIGATION ACTIONS
COMPLETE PREPARATION OF THE UPDATED PLAN
REVISIONS AFTER REVIEW INCORPORATED INTO UPDATE &
PLAN SUBMITAL TO HSEMD FOR REVIEW IN
PREPARATION FOR SUBMITAL TO FEMA
REVISIONS COMPLETED (IF NECESSARY)
PLAN ADOPTION BY JURISDICTIONS
PROJECT/GRANT CLOSEOUT ACTIVITIES
COMPLETED BY
11/4-11/7, 2013
12/1/2013
3/1/2014
4/1/2014
5/1/2014
8/1/2014
10/1/2014
11/1/2014
2/1/2015
3/1/2015
4/1/2015
JONES COUNTY MITIGATION PLANNING IN A NUTSHELL
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Planning committee makes decisions regarding the plan, provides input into the plan,
conducts the final review of the plan and approves it for submission to FEMA.
Every community or entity concerned with the plan needs a representative on the
planning committee. It would be best if this is a “go-to” person for the consultant to gain
direction or answers from in regards to information needed from that entity in order to
develop the plan.
Each community or entity needs to have its own planning subcommittee for review of the
existing plan and to note changes or additions. There is a separate handout that provides
guidance for this.
Public input and participation is needed—hand out surveys.
Community profiles in the existing plan will need to be reviewed and updated
Hazard profiles (Risk Assessment) will need to be reviewed and updated—new hazards
added if needed.
Mitigation Actions will need to be reviewed and any necessary changes in status or
addition of new actions made.
Community profiles for Center Junction, Morley and Onslow will be added to the plan.
Any new mitigation actions from these communities will be added.
Profiles of the Anamosa Community Schools, Midland Community Schools, Monticello
Community Schools and Olin Consolidated School District will be added along with any
mitigation actions from the schools.
A draft of the revised plan will be presented to the committee for review.
After revisions as advised by the committee, the final draft along with the required
Crosswalk and State Data Collection Sheets will be submitted to HSEMD.
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GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FROM 2010 PLAN
Goal 1: Protect critical facilities, infrastructure and other community assets from the impacts of
hazards
Goal 2: Protect the health, safety and property of residents of the planning area
Goal 3: Improve education and awareness regarding hazards, risk and reducing vulnerability in
the planning area
Goal 4: Ensure that public funds are used in the most efficient manner
The above goals are supported by the following mitigation objectives, which will
serve as guidance during future project development. The objectives are
numbered as to correspond with the above goals.
Objective 1.1: The participating jurisdictions will engage in activities and practices that will help
mitigate the impacts of natural hazards
Objective 1.2: The participating jurisdictions will integrate mitigation principles into the capital
improvements planning process
Objective 2.1: The participating jurisdictions will continue to participate in the NFIP and
consider options to reduce the impact of future flooding
Objective 2.2: The participating jurisdictions will work to prevent infrastructure extensions from
occurring in hazardous areas to reduce the risk of residents being subjected to unsafe conditions
Objective 3.1: The communities will strengthen communication between agencies and the public
regarding risk reduction
Objective 3.2: The participating jurisdictions will inform the public of private-side risk reduction
techniques and disaster preparation
Objective 4.1: The participating jurisdictions will work to develop in such a way that growth
does not occur in known or predictable pathways of natural or man-made hazards
Objective 4.2: The participating jurisdictions will coordinate mitigation efforts with surrounding
entities to provide efficient provision of services
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PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
JONES COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN TO BE REVISED
Public Participation Needed
Jones County will begin the process of revising its Multi-jurisdictional Hazard
Mitigation Plan with kick-off meetings at the following locations:
Monday, November 4 at the Jones County Courthouse in Anamosa
Wednesday, November 6 at the Council Chambers
220 E First St. in Monticello
Thursday, November 7 at the Memorial Hall, downtown Wyoming
All meetings begin at 7:00 pm.
Jones County’s Hazard Mitigation Plan was originally developed in 2010 by
the East Central Iowa Council of Governments. FEMA requires the plans to
be updated every five years. The Jones County plan will be submitted to
FEMA by May 1, 2015.
A multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan takes all incorporated
communities and the unincorporated areas of a county into consideration and
also any previous hazard mitigation planning that has occurred in the county.
The purpose of a Hazard Mitigation Plan is to identify what natural and
manmade disasters a community is vulnerable to and then to also identify
steps that may be taken to lessen the impact of such events upon the citizens,
their property and community resources. Jones County has received a grant
from FEMA to revise the plan. Having a Hazard Mitigation Plan in place is
one of the necessary elements for receiving federal hazard mitigation project
funds. Jones County has contracted with Emergency Management
Consultant Steve Meyer to develop the plan.
The November meetings will be the first meeting of the planning process. At
the meeting emergency management consultant Steve Meyer will overview the
hazard mitigation planning process, the Jones County Hazard Mitigation Plan
and past hazard events that have impacted Jones County. A committee will
then determine potential hazards the county is vulnerable to and begin
determine mitigation activities to address those hazards.
Jones EMA Coordinator Brenda Leonard will serve as the project lead.
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These are open public meetings. All citizens and interested parties are invited
to attend the meeting and provide comments relative to the plan. Developing a
multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan usually requires up to 5 public
meetings.
For more information contact: Steve Meyer at Steve Meyer Consulting LLC,
319-477-5041.
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MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 4, 6 & 7, 2013
JONES COUNTY, IOWA
HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING MEETINGS
Location:
Monday, November 4 at the Jones County Courthouse in Anamosa
Wednesday, November 6 at the City Council Chambers, 220 E First St. in Monticello
Thursday, November 7 at the Memorial Hall, downtown Wyoming
Handouts: Kick Off Meeting Agenda, Community Action Plan, Jones County Survey
All meetings were called to order at 1900 and introductions were made.
Consultant Steve Meyer welcomed everyone and thanked them for attending. He advised the
groups at each meeting that they are beginning a revision process for the 2010 Jones County
Multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (JC MHP) that will take approximately 12-15
months to complete. He added that the 2010 plan included the communities Anamosa, Martelle,
Monticello, Olin, Oxford Junction, Wyoming and the unincorporated (rural) areas of Jones
county. The revised plan will incorporate the communities of Center Junction, Morley and
Onslow as well as the Anamosa Community Schools, Midland Community Schools, Monticello
Community Schools and Olin Consolidated School District. Jones County Emergency
Management Coordinator Brenda Leonard has been appointed as project lead by the Jones
County Supervisors and that he has been contracted by the County to spearhead the revision
process that must conclude with a FEMA approved plan by June 28, 2015. The goal of the
consultant Meyer is to have the plan ready for submission to FEMA a year from now. A grant
has been received by Jones County to cover the costs for revising the JC MHP. The grant has a
15% match of $2,000 towards the costs of the project. This can be in the form of a soft match,
which comes at a rate of $27.60 per hour. This equates to 73 hours of effort on behalf of
committee members and community representatives.
Consultant Steve Meyer explained that mitigation planning is the process of identifying hazards
that can affect communities and trying to eliminate (if possible) or mitigate the potential effects
of those hazards. Multijurisdictional plans wrap all community hazard mitigation planning into
one plan. This is more efficient and only requires one update every five years instead of each
community having to update their plan every five years. This process is also efficient because
there are a number of commonalities of risks and needs within the county. The process will
determine all of the hazards that can impact communities in Jones County and then determine
measures to mitigate them. Once this multijurisdictional plan is approved, communities can
apply for Hazard Mitigation Project Grants as well receive FENA Disaster Recovery funding
quicker after a disaster event. For the communities of Anamosa, Martelle, Monticello, Olin,
Oxford Junction and Wyoming the process will involve updating any changes that occurred in
the communities in the plan and any necessary revisions or changes to the mitigation measures
identified in the 2010 JC HMP. For Center Junction, Morley, Onslow and the school districts the
process will need to begin from the beginning with development of profiles and conducting a
risk assessment. This information will then be incorporated into the plan. Each community will
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need to develop its own sub-committee as detailed in the Community Action Plan developed by
Consultant Meyer. He advised that a core committee will be formed and meet 3-4 times over the
plan development.
The revised JC HMP will be approximately 400 pages when done according to Consultant
Meyer. Much of the planning process will rely on consultant Meyer however the committee will
be responsible for providing detailed information on communities and mitigation measures.
Consultant Meyer presented a Community Action Plan that outlines the plan review process that
needs to be conducted in every community. The communities and school districts that were not
included in the 2010 JC HMP may require a special meeting to go through the process.
As stated by Consultant Meyer, in brief, what the revision process will entail for the
communities already included in the plan is noting any changes that have occurred in the
community since 2010; reviewing the hazards included in the 2010 JC HMP and determining if
they are current or need changed; reviewing 2010 JC HMP mitigation measures to determine if
there has been any progress or any new measures that need to be added. For the communities and
school districts not included in the 2010 JC HMP a community profile will need to be developed
and the individual community mitigation planning committee will need to determine which
hazards and mitigation measures are applicable to their community and add any new hazards or
mitigation measures that are applicable.
In order to gain public input into the JC HMP revision process, Consultant Meyer presented a
template survey that he requested be circulated to members of the community and Jones County
residents and then returned to him.
Consultant Meyer set January 31, 2014 as the deadline for having surveys returned and
information back from the communities. At that point he will assimilate the information and
present results to the JC HMP committee.
The next meeting will occur once Consultant Meyer has completed the community profile and
the risk assessment section of the plan. At that time mitigation measures and potential mitigation
measures will be reviewed and the communities will develop their mitigation strategies. It is
anticipated this meeting will occur in the fall of 2014.
The meetings were adjourned at 2100.
Minutes recorded by Consultant Steve Meyer
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PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
JONES COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN TO BE REVISED
Public Participation Needed
Jones County has begun the process of revising its Multi-jurisdictional
Hazard Mitigation Plan. In order to facilitate inclusion of the communities of
Center Junction, Morley and Onslow in the plan, a kick-off meeting is
scheduled for 7:00 PM at the Center Junction city Hall.
Jones County’s Hazard Mitigation Plan was originally developed in 2010 by
the East Central Iowa Council of Governments. FEMA requires the plans to
be updated every five years. The Jones County plan will be submitted to
FEMA by May 1, 2015.
A multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan takes all incorporated
communities and the unincorporated areas of a county into consideration and
also any previous hazard mitigation planning that has occurred in the county.
The purpose of a Hazard Mitigation Plan is to identify what natural and
manmade disasters a community is vulnerable to and then to also identify
steps that may be taken to lessen the impact of such events upon the citizens,
their property and community resources. Jones County has received a grant
from FEMA to revise the plan. Having a Hazard Mitigation Plan in place is
one of the necessary elements for receiving federal hazard mitigation project
funds. Jones County has contracted with Emergency Management
Consultant Steve Meyer to develop the plan.
The November meetings will be the first meeting of the planning process. At
the meeting emergency management consultant Steve Meyer will overview the
hazard mitigation planning process, the Jones County Hazard Mitigation Plan
and past hazard events that have impacted Jones County. A committee will
then determine potential hazards the county is vulnerable to and begin
determine mitigation activities to address those hazards.
Jones EMA Coordinator Brenda Leonard will serve as the project lead.
These are open public meetings. All citizens and interested parties are invited
to attend the meeting and provide comments relative to the plan. Developing a
multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan usually requires up to 5 public
meetings.
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For more information contact: Steve Meyer at Steve Meyer Consulting LLC,
319-477-5041.
MINUTES OF JANUARY 23, 2014
JONES COUNTY, IOWA
HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING MEETINGS
Location: Center Junction, Iowa, City Hall
Handouts: Kick Off Meeting Agenda, Community Action Plan, Jones County Survey, Risk
Assessment Guideline
Meeting was called to order at 1900. Introductions were made.
Consultant Steve Meyer welcomed everyone and thanked them for attending. He explained that
he wanted a special kick-off meeting with the cities of Center Junction, Morley and Onslow
because they were not included in the 2010 Jones County Multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation
Plan and that they are to be included in the 2015 revision of the plan. The three communities
were excluded from the 2010 plan because they were not members of the NFIP in 2010.
The agenda used for this meeting is the same as the agenda used in the three kickoff meetings
held in November 2014.
Consultant Meyer explained that he has already completed nearly all of the research necessary to
establish background and profile information about the three communities for the plan. He
explained that a grant has been received by Jones County to cover the costs for revising the JC
MHP. The grant has a 15% match of $2,000 towards the costs of the project. This can be in the
form of a soft match, which comes at a rate of $27.60 per hour. This equates to 73 hours of
effort on behalf of committee members and community representatives. Jones County
Emergency Management Coordinator Brenda Leonard has been appointed as project lead by the
Jones County Supervisors and that he has been contracted by the County to spearhead the
revision process that must conclude with a FEMA approved plan by June 28, 2015. The goal of
the consultant Meyer is to have the plan ready for submission to FEMA a year from now.
Consultant Meyer explained that mitigation planning is the process of identifying hazards that
can affect communities and trying to eliminate (if possible) or mitigate the potential effects of
those hazards. Multijurisdictional plans wrap all community hazard mitigation planning into one
plan. This is more efficient and only requires one update every five years instead of each
community having to update their plan every five years. This process is also efficient because
there are a number of commonalities of risks and needs within the county. The process will
determine all of the hazards that can impact communities in Jones County and then determine
measures to mitigate them. Once this multijurisdictional plan is approved, communities can
apply for Hazard Mitigation Project Grants as well receive FENA Disaster Recovery funding
quicker after a disaster event. For the communities of Anamosa, Martelle, Monticello, Olin,
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Oxford Junction and Wyoming the process will involve updating any changes that occurred in
the communities in the plan and any necessary revisions or changes to the mitigation measures
identified in the 2010 JC MHP. For Center Junction, Morley, Onslow and the school districts the
process will need to begin from the beginning with development of profiles and conducting a
risk assessment. This information will then be incorporated into the plan. Each community will
need to develop its own sub-committee as detailed in the Community Action Plan developed by
Consultant Meyer. He advised that a core committee will be formed and meet 3-4 times over the
plan development.
The revised JC MHP will be approximately 400 pages when done according to Consultant
Meyer. Much of the planning process will rely on consultant Meyer however the committee will
be responsible for providing detailed information on communities and mitigation measures.
Consultant Meyer presented a Community Action Plan that outlines the plan review process that
needs to be conducted in every community. The communities and school districts that were not
included in the 2010 JC MHP may require a special meeting to go through the process.
In order to gain public input into the JC MHP revision process, Consultant Meyer presented a
template survey that he requested be circulated to members of the community and Jones County
residents and then returned to him.
The last item addressed at the meeting was consultant Meyer led the community representatives
through the process of identifying hazards that are relevant to the individual communities. This
was developed by reviewing a list of 40 hazards (16 natural hazards and 24 human caused or
manmade hazards identified by FEMA.).
The next meeting will occur once Consultant Meyer has completed the community profile and
the risk assessment section of the plan. At that time mitigation measures and potential mitigation
measures will be reviewed and the communities will develop their mitigation strategies. It is
anticipated this meeting will occur in the fall of 2014.
The meeting was adjourned at 2100.
Minutes recorded by Consultant Steve Meyer
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HAZARD ANALYSIS FOR THE CITY OF ONSLOW, IOWA
At a meeting of the City of Onslow Planning Committee held January 23, 2014, the following probabilities
for hazards that the City of Onslow may be vulnerable to was determined.
Natural Hazards
Has
Occurred
May
Occur
Low
Potential
to Occur
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Hazard
Drought
Earthquake
Expansive Soils
Extreme Heat
Flash Flood
Hailstorm
Landslide
River Flood
Severe Winter Storm
Thunderstorm and Lightning
Tornado
Windstorm
Sink Holes
Levee Failure
Dam Failure
Grass or Wildland Fire
Human-Caused/Combination Hazards
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Air Transportation Incident
Communications Failure
Energy Failure
Fixed Facility Hazardous Materials Incident
Fixed Radiological Incident
Highway Transportation Incident
Pipeline Incident
Rail Transportation Incident
Transportation Hazardous Materials Incident
Radiological Transportation Incident
Waterway Incident
Enemy Attack
Public Disorder
Agroterrorism
Bioterrorism
Chemical Terrorism
Terrorism – Conventional
Cyber Terrorism
Radiological Terrorism
Animal/Plant/Crop Disease
Human Disease Incident
Human Disease Pandemic
Structural Failure
Structural Fire
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HAZARD ANALYSIS FOR THE CITY OF MORLEY, IOWA
At a meeting of the City of Morley Planning Committee held January 23, 2014, the following probabilities
for hazards that the City of Morley may be vulnerable to was determined.
Natural Hazards
Has
Occurred
May
Occur
Low
Potential
to Occur
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Hazard
Drought
Earthquake
Expansive Soils
Extreme Heat
Flash Flood
Hailstorm
Landslide
River Flood
Severe Winter Storm
Thunderstorm and Lightning
Tornado
Windstorm
Sink Holes
Levee Failure
Dam Failure
Grass or Wildland Fire
Human-Caused/Combination Hazards
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Air Transportation Incident
Communications Failure
Energy Failure
Fixed Facility Hazardous Materials Incident
Fixed Radiological Incident
Highway Transportation Incident
Pipeline Incident
Rail Transportation Incident
Transportation Hazardous Materials Incident
Radiological Transportation Incident
Waterway Incident
Enemy Attack
Public Disorder
Agroterrorism
Bioterrorism
Chemical Terrorism
Terrorism – Conventional
Cyber Terrorism
Radiological Terrorism
Animal/Plant/Crop Disease
Human Disease Incident
Human Disease Pandemic
Structural Failure
Structural Fire
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HAZARD ANALYSIS FOR THE CITY OF CENTER JUNCTION, IOWA
At a meeting of the City of Center Junction Planning Committee held January 23, 2014, the following
probabilities for hazards that the City of Center Junction may be vulnerable to was determined.
Natural Hazards
Has
Occurred
May
Occur
Low
Potential
to Occur
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Hazard
Drought
Earthquake
Expansive Soils
Extreme Heat
Flash Flood
Hailstorm
Landslide
River Flood
Severe Winter Storm
Thunderstorm and Lightning
Tornado
Windstorm
Sink Holes
Levee Failure
Dam Failure
Grass or Wildland Fire
Human-Caused/Combination Hazards
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Air Transportation Incident
Communications Failure
Energy Failure
Fixed Facility Hazardous Materials Incident
Fixed Radiological Incident
Highway Transportation Incident
Pipeline Incident
Rail Transportation Incident
Transportation Hazardous Materials Incident
Radiological Transportation Incident
Waterway Incident
Enemy Attack
Public Disorder
Agroterrorism
Bioterrorism
Chemical Terrorism
Terrorism – Conventional
Cyber Terrorism
Radiological Terrorism
Animal/Plant/Crop Disease
Human Disease Incident
Human Disease Pandemic
Structural Failure
Structural Fire
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PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
JONES COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION MEETINGS SCHEDULED
Public Participation Needed
The second in a series of three meetings concerning revisions to the Jones County Hazard
Mitigation Plan will be held at the following locations:
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City of Onslow Community Room at 7 pm on October 20th
City Council Chambers in Monticello at 5 pm on October 23rd
Community Room at the Jones County Courthouse in Anamosa at 6:30pm on October
29th
The meetings are being held at three locations in order to facilitate public involvement. The
agenda for each of these meetings will be
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Review of Jones County Hazard Mitigation Planning activities completed
Review of Hazard Mitigation Measures from the 2010 Jones County Hazard Mitigation
Plan
Determination of Hazard Mitigation Measures to include in the revised 2015 Jones
County Hazard Mitigation Plan.
These are open public meetings. All citizens and interested parties are invited to attend the
meeting and provide comments relative to the plan.
For more information contact: Steve Meyer at Steve Meyer Consulting LLC, 319-477-5041.
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PRESS RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE
JONES COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION MEETINGS SCHEDULED
Public Participation Needed
The second in a series of three meetings concerning revisions to the Jones County Hazard
Mitigation Plan will be held at the following locations:
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City of Onslow Community Room at 7 pm on October 20th
City Council Chambers in Monticello at 5 pm on October 23rd
Community Room at the Jones County Courthouse in Anamosa at 6:30pm on October
29th
The meetings are being held at three locations in order to facilitate public involvement. The
agenda for each of these meetings will be
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Review of Jones County Hazard Mitigation Planning activities completed
Review of Hazard Mitigation Measures from the 2010 Jones County Hazard Mitigation
Plan
Determination of Hazard Mitigation Measures to include in the revised 2015 Jones
County Hazard Mitigation Plan.
These are open public meetings. All citizens and interested parties are invited to attend the
meeting and provide comments relative to the plan.
For more information contact: Steve Meyer at Steve Meyer Consulting LLC, 319-477-5041.
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STEVE MEYER consulting llc.
304 E. Maple St., Box 247, Garrison, IA. 52229
ph. 319-477-5041
Cell: 319-640-8735
e-mail: gfdchief@netins.net
website: www.stevemeyerconsulting.com
September 29, 2014
TO: Jones County Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee members
RE: Jones County Hazard Mitigation Measures meeting
Greetings:
The Jones County Hazard Mitigation Plan revision process is now 80% complete and I am at a
point where I need input from the planning committee. In order to accommodate the planning
committee I have set the following meeting dates and locations:
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City of Onslow Community Room at 7 pm on October 20th
City Council Chambers in Monticello at 5 pm on October 23rd
Community Room at the Jones County Courthouse in Anamosa at 6:30pm on October
29th
The agenda for the meeting will be:
1) Review of Jones County Hazard Mitigation Planning activities completed
2) Review of Hazard Mitigation Measures from the 2010 Jones County Hazard Mitigation
Plan
3) Determination of Hazard Mitigation Measures to include in the revised 2015 Jones
County Hazard Mitigation Plan.
This is an important meeting because mitigation measures are those actions which can be taken
to reduce or eliminate the consequences of disasters. Mitigation measures that are detailed in the
plan are eligible for federal funding when it is available.
I have included the Mitigation Measures portion of the 2010 Jones County Hazard Mitigation
Plan for your reference. The major things we will need to determine from this is which measures
have been addressed and which are no longer applicable
Two weeks ago I sent out draft copies of components of the Jones County Hazard Mitigation
Plan on CD for review and approval. This material was sent to Jones County city clerks and the
Jones County EMA. Included were the following sections:
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Part 1—Community Profile
Part 2—Hazard Profiles
Part 3—Hazard Analysis
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Part 4—Vulnerability Assessment
Survey Results
If you are interested in seeing any of this information, please contact your city clerk.
If you have any questions or you need more information, please feel free to contact me.
I hope to see a good number of you at our meetings in October.
Sincerely:
Jones County Hazard Mitigation Planning Meetings
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STEVE MEYER consulting llc.
304 E. Maple St., Box 247, Garrison, IA. 52229
ph. 319-477-5041
Cell: 319-640-8735
e-mail: gfdchief@netins.net
website: www.stevemeyerconsulting.com
October 10, 2014
TO: All concerned with Jones County Hazard Mitigation Planning
RE: Jones County Hazard Mitigation Measures meeting
Greetings:
The Jones County Hazard Mitigation Plan revision process is now 80% complete and I am at a
point where I need input from the planning committee. In order to accommodate the planning
committee I have set the following meeting dates and locations:
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City of Onslow Community Room at 7 pm on October 20th
City Council Chambers in Monticello at 5 pm on October 23rd
Community Room at the Jones County Courthouse in Anamosa at 6:30pm on October
29th
The agenda for the meeting will be:
4) Review of Jones County Hazard Mitigation Planning activities completed
5) Review of Hazard Mitigation Measures from the 2010 Jones County Hazard Mitigation
Plan
6) Determination of Hazard Mitigation Measures to include in the revised 2015 Jones
County Hazard Mitigation Plan.
This is an important meeting because mitigation measures are those actions which can be taken
to reduce or eliminate the consequences of disasters. Mitigation measures that are detailed in the
plan are eligible for federal funding when it is available.
If you are interested in reviewing any of the plan developed so far, please contact me and I will
send you a copy on disk.
If you have any questions or you need more information, please feel free to contact me.
I hope to see a good number of you at our meetings in October.
Sincerely:
Jones County Hazard Mitigation Planning Meetings
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STEVE MEYER consulting llc.
304 E. Maple St., Box 247, Garrison, IA. 52229
ph. 319-477-5041
Cell: 319-640-8735
e-mail: gfdchief@netins.net
website: www.stevemeyerconsulting.com
AGENDA
JONES COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING MEETINGS
October 20, 23, 29, 2014
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City of Onslow Community Room at 7 pm on October 20th
City Council Chambers in Monticello at 5 pm on October 23rd
Community Room at the Jones County Courthouse in Anamosa at 6:30pm on October
29th
1) Review of Jones County Hazard Mitigation Planning activities completed
2) Discuss Hazard Profile scoring
3) Review of Hazard Mitigation Measures from the 2010 Jones County Hazard Mitigation
Plan
4) Determination of Hazard Mitigation Measures to include in the revised 2015 Jones
County Hazard Mitigation Plan.
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Meeting Minutes—10/20/2014—Onslow
Meeting was called to order at 1900 with 12 people present from the communities of Center
Junction, Morley, Olin, Onslow and Jones County in attendance.
Consultant Meyer first discussed progress with the Jones County Hazard Mitigation plan with
those present, noting that since the initial meetings were held in Jones County in November 2013
and January and February 2014 he had completed updates to the Community Profile, Hazard
Profile, Risk Assessment and Hazard Analysis parts of the plan. Consultant Meyer stated that he
had worked with committee members and community representatives in obtaining the
information necessary for the plan update. He had also previously sent out a draft on CD of the
revised plan to city clerks and county officials for their review and input and also to make
available for review by anyone else who may be interested. He also had CD’s of the draft
available for anyone present at the meeting to have. The planning process is now at the stage
where revisions to the Mitigation Measures, or Actions, needed to be reviewed and revised. This
included a review of Hazard Mitigation Measures from the 2010 Jones County Hazard
Mitigation Plan to determine what had been accomplished since 2010, anything new that needs
to be accomplished within the scope of each mitigation measure and the dates for accomplishing
these measures. The committee would also need to determine if any mitigation measures should
be dropped from the plan and if any new ones should added. They would also need to add a
definite time frame for completion of each mitigation measure.
Before beginning the mitigation measure review process, Consultant Meyer led a discussion
relative to the scoring system for hazard analysis that was used in the 2010 Jones County HMP
vs the newer system used in the 2013 State of Iowa Hazard Mitigation Plan. Attendees said that
they liked the scoring system used for the 2010 plan because they felt it gave them more detail
and they saw no reason to convert to the newer system because they felt staying with the same
system would facilitate comparison between results obtained in 2010 and 2015.
To begin the mitigation measure review process, Consultant Meyer reviewed Hazard Mitigation
Goals and Objectives with committee members and people present at the meetings. Everyone felt
that the goals and objectives from toe 2010 Jones County HMP were comprehensive and no
additions, deletions or modification was needed.
Action 1: Acquisition of Flood prone structures—Olin received funds to buy out and remove 13
structures after the floods of 2008 and is in the process of buying out 3 more in 2014.
Action 2: Backup Generators—No new generators have been installed in any of the communities
present.
Action 3: Bury or Harden Power Lines—Since 2010 Maquoketa Valley REC has buried 17.4
miles of power lines and replaced the copper wire in all of its power lines.
Action 4: Community Outreach—Nothing has been done in any of the communities present at
the meeting.
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Action 5: Critical Infrastructure Protection--Nothing has been done in any of the communities
present at the meeting.
Action 6: Dam Warning Signage--No comments. Jones County Conservation is obtaining signs
for the dam at Monticello. Wants the measure left in.
Action 7: Increased E911 Capabilities and Cell Phone Triangulation--Nothing has been done in
any of the communities present at the meeting.
Action 8: Early Warning Systems—Nothing has been done in any of the communities present at
the meeting.
Action 9: Elevation of Flood-prone Structures--Nothing has been done in any of the communities
present at the meeting.
Action 10: Emergency Operations Plans: No comments. Committee does want the measure left
in.
Action 11: Emergency Assistance Registration—County and DHS have established a list of areas
with citizens that need assistance with life functions.
Action 12: Study/evaluate Existing Structural and Flood Mitigation Projects—Nothing has been
done in any of the communities present at the meeting.
Action 13: Floodplain management—EMA coordinator is the county’s Floodplain Manager.
Nothing significant has been done in the last five years but they want the measure left in.
Action 14: Flood-proofing Infrastructure— Nothing accomplished in any of the communities
present at the meeting.
Action 15: Hazardous Materials Response: No comments. Committee wants the measure left in.
Action 16: Mass Casualty Preparation— No comments. Committee wants the measure left in.
Action 17: Relocation of Flood-prone Structures: Nothing done in any of the communities
present.
Action 18: Response Personnel—Nothing in particular has been done, but committee does want
the measure left in.
Action 19: Safe Rooms—Nothing accomplished in any of the communities present.
Conservation expressed a particular need for Safe Rooms at its parks.
Action 20: Interoperability of Communications Systems—Nothing accomplished in any of the
communities present.
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Action 21: Storm Drainage System Improvements—Nothing accomplished in any of the
communities present.
Action 22: System Improvements (Sewer/Wastewater)—Onslow is undergoing a $1.4 million
wastewater system improvement in 2014. $400,000 was paid for with a CDBG grant.
Action 23: System Improvements (Water)—Center Junction installed a new water treatment
facility in 2012.
Action 24: Storm water Management Ordinances and Amendments—Nothing accomplished in
any of the communities present.
Action 25: Updated Floodplain Mapping and Studies—In 2014 FEMA completed this.
Action 26: Updated or New Building Codes—Olin has made minor changes in the last 5 years.
Action 27: Smoke Detectors and Fire Prevention Measures— Committee wants the measure left
in.
Action 28: Sprinklers—Not applicable to any of the communities present. School does have
sprinklers.
Action 29—Property Maintenance/Rehabilitation—Olin has used CDBG funds for renovation of
6 properties in the last 5 years. All communities expressed an interest in this.
Action 30: StormReady City/County Designations—has not been accomplished, but EMA is
working towards.
Action 31: Wetland Protection—Jones County Conservation has constructed 7 acres of new
wetlands in the last five years.
Action 32: Road Signage—None of the communities present have done anything in the last five
years.
Action 33: Basement Back Flow Protection— None of the communities present have done
anything in the last five years.
Action 34: Increased Security at Tier II Facilities—Nothing accomplished in any of the
communities present in the last five years.
Action 35: Improved Fire Response Capabilities—Olin has purchased two new fire trucks in the
last five years.
Consultant Meyer asked if there were any new mitigation measures that anyone would like to
add. He also noted that he felt the mitigation measures in the plan were comprehensive and
covered everything that a county like Jones County would need to address. None of the people
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present at the meeting had anything they wanted to add. He also pointed out that FEMA’s book
Mitigation Ideas was on the disk that was provided to the cities. The book could be perused to
see if there is anything anyone felt would be a good fit for the county or any of its jurisdictions.
Meeting adjourned 2100.
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Meeting Minutes—10/23/2014—Monticello
Meeting was called to order at 1700 with 5 people present from the communities of Monticello
and Jones County.
Consultant Meyer first discussed progress with the Jones County Hazard Mitigation plan with
those present, noting that since the initial meetings were held in Jones County in November 2013
and January and February 2014 he had completed updates to the Community Profile, Hazard
Profile, Risk Assessment and Hazard Analysis parts of the plan. Consultant Meyer stated that he
had worked with committee members and community representatives in obtaining the
information necessary for the plan update. He had also previously sent out a draft on CD of the
revised plan to city clerks and county officials for their review and input and also to make
available for review by anyone else who may be interested. He also had CD’s of the draft
available for anyone present at the meeting to have. The planning process is now at the stage
where revisions to the Mitigation Measures, or Actions, needed to be reviewed and revised. This
included a review of Hazard Mitigation Measures from the 2010 Jones County Hazard
Mitigation Plan to determine what had been accomplished since 2010, anything new that needs
to be accomplished within the scope of each mitigation measure and the dates for accomplishing
these measures. The committee would also need to determine if any mitigation measures should
be dropped from the plan and if any new ones should added. They would also need to add a
definite time frame for completion of each mitigation measure.
Before beginning the mitigation measure review process, Consultant Meyer led a discussion
relative to the scoring system for hazard analysis that was used in the 2010 Jones County HMP
vs the newer system used in the 2013 State of Iowa Hazard Mitigation Plan. All attendees at all
three meetings agreed that they saw no reason to convert to the newer system because they felt
staying with the same system would facilitate comparison between results obtained in 2010 and
2015. They also felt that the system used in 2010 provided a more in depth analysis of the
hazards.
To begin the mitigation measure review process, Consultant Meyer reviewed Hazard Mitigation
Goals and Objectives with committee members and people present at the meetings. Everyone felt
that the goals and objectives from toe 2010 Jones County HMP were comprehensive and no
additions, deletions or modification was needed.
Action 1: Acquisition of Flood prone structures—Monticello has bought out 6 residences and 3
businesses in the last five years. There are more structures the city would like to pursue buying
out.
Action 2: Backup Generators—Monticello has installed backup generators at City Hall, the
Public Safety Building and the Sewage treatment plant. A generator is still needed at the building
established for a shelter at the Jones County Fair Ground.
Action 3: Bury or Harden Power Lines—Monticello has buried some power lines, but it has been
very minimal.
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Action 4: Community Outreach—Most of what has been done is through Jones County EMA.
Did the entire 20 weeks of preparedness, have a booth at the fair, weather spotter training. Social
media and newspaper posting
Action 5: Critical Infrastructure Protection--Monticello installed backup generators at critical
facilities. Need a backup PSAP
Action 6: Dam Warning Signage: Jones County Conservation is working on warning signs for
dams.
Action 7: Increased E911 Capabilities and Cell Phone Triangulation--Talk to E911 coordinator
Action 8: Early Warning Systems--Monticello installed 4 new sirens in 2013. Has a need for
another one in a new development area.
Action 9: Elevation of Flood-prone Structures—There has been at least 12 structures elevated
along the Wapsipinicon River
Action 10: Emergency Operations Plans—County Attorney has started COOP plan. Monticello
is working on one. County EMA is current with all ESF’s and does the required revisions every
year.
Action 11: Emergency Assistance Registration—County has established a list of areas with
citizens that need assistance with life functions—ESF-8. Public health has also.
Action 12: Study/evaluate Existing Structural and Flood Mitigation Projects—no one has any
knowledge of anything being done, but they want the action left in the plan.
Action 13: Floodplain management—EMA coordinator is the county’s Floodplain Manager.
Nothing significant has been done in the last five years but they want the measure left in.
Action 14: Flood-proofing Infrastructure—In Monticello the Sewer system was damaged in the
last flood and Highway 38 also had damage. City is repairing and taking steps to prevent from
occurring again. Has constructed a berm to help prevent sewage treatment plant from flooding.
State funding has been secured to do structural modifications to a bridge in Monticello.
Action 15: Hazardous Materials Response—Jones County still uses Linn County Haz Mat.
Team. Through the local LEPC Jones County is conducting a commodity flow study.
Action 16: Mass Casualty Preparation—Jones County has acquired two Mass Sheltering Trailers
and they conducted a Mass Casualty exercise in 2012 that involved Monticello and Anamosa.
Action 17: Relocation of Flood-prone Structures—Nothing done—committee wants to leave the
measure in
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Action 18: Response Personnel—Nothing in particular has been done, but committee does want
the measure left in.
Action 19: Safe Rooms—Anamosa Community School constructed a Safe Room at the Middle
School in 2012.
Action 20: Interoperability of Communications Systems—Question can only be answered by the
county’s E911 coordinator.
Action 21: Storm Drainage System Improvements—Monticello in 2014 is making improvements
to a drainage ditch that handles the majority of the city’s storm water drainage. The city has also
constructed some holding ponds in key locations to contain runoff water.
Action 22: System Improvements (Sewer/Wastewater)—In rural Jones County the
unincorporated area of Fairview installed a community sewer system. Monticello is researching
some improvements
Action 23: System Improvements (Water)—Nothing noted by committee members
Action 24: Storm water Management Ordinances and Amendments—nothing noted by
committee members
Action 25: Updated Floodplain Mapping and Studies—FEMA completed this in the last two
years. Consensus is this measure does not need to be included in the plan.
Action 26: Updated or New Building Codes—No changes noted by anyone
Action 27: Smoke Detectors and Fire Prevention Measures—Monticello FD continues to provide
these services and will continue providing them.
Action 28: Sprinklers—Leave in
Action 29—Property Maintenance/Rehabilitation—Nothing done recently.
Action 30: StormReady City/County Designations—has not been accomplished, but EMA is
working towards
Action 31: Wetland Protection—Nothing has been accomplished, but leave it in
Action 32: Road Signage—Monticello is updating its signage ordinance in 2014
Action 33: Basement Back Flow Protection—the only devices that have been installed is by
private property owners
Action 34: Increased Security at Tier II Facilities—anything that has been done has been done by
the companies themselves.
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Action 35: Improved Fire Response Capabilities—Monticello has expanded its fire station and
purchased two new trucks.
Consultant Meyer asked if there were any new mitigation measures that anyone would like to
add. He also noted that he felt the mitigation measures in the plan were comprehensive and
covered everything that a county like Jones County would need to address. None of the people
present at the meeting had anything they wanted to add. He also pointed out that FEMA’s book
Mitigation Ideas was on the disk that was provided to the cities. The book could be perused to
see if there is anything anyone felt would be a good fit for the county or any of its jurisdictions.
Jones County is in the process of implementing a system for managing spontaneous volunteers
who show up at disasters and emergencies. This will be called the Emergency Volunteer Center.
By-laws, plans and operational guidelines are being put together now.
Meeting adjourned at 2100.
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Meeting Minutes—10/29/2014—Anamosa
Meeting was called to order at 1830 with 11 people present from the communities of Martelle,
Wyoming, Jones County, the Midland School District and Anamosa State Penitentiary.
Consultant Meyer first discussed progress with the Jones County Hazard Mitigation plan with
those present, noting that since the initial meetings were held in Jones County in November 2013
and January and February 2014 he had completed updates to the Community Profile, Hazard
Profile, Risk Assessment and Hazard Analysis parts of the plan. Consultant Meyer stated that he
had worked with committee members and community representatives in obtaining the
information necessary for the plan update. He had also previously sent out a draft on CD of the
revised plan to city clerks and county officials for their review and input and also to make
available for review by anyone else who may be interested. He also had CD’s of the draft
available for anyone present at the meeting to have. The planning process is now at the stage
where revisions to the Mitigation Measures, or Actions, needed to be reviewed and revised. This
included a review of Hazard Mitigation Measures from the 2010 Jones County Hazard
Mitigation Plan to determine what had been accomplished since 2010, anything new that need to
be accomplished within the scope of each mitigation measure and the dates for accomplishing
these measures. The committee would also need to determine if any mitigation measures should
be dropped from the plan and if any new ones should added. They would also need to add a
definite time frame for completion of each mitigation measure.
Before beginning the mitigation measure review process, Consultant Meyer led a discussion
relative to the scoring system for hazard analysis that was used in the 2010 Jones County HMP
vs the newer system used in the 2013 State of Iowa Hazard Mitigation Plan. Attendees said that
they liked the scoring system used for the 2010 plan because they felt it gave them more detail
and they saw no reason to convert to the newer system because they felt staying with the same
system would facilitate comparison between results obtained in 2010 and 2015.
To begin the mitigation measure review process, Consultant Meyer reviewed Hazard Mitigation
Goals and Objectives with committee members and people present at the meetings. Everyone felt
that the goals and objectives from toe 2010 Jones County HMP were comprehensive and no
additions, deletions or modification was needed.
Action 1: Acquisition of Flood prone structures—No buyouts by any community present at this
meeting.
Action 2: Backup Generators—In Wyoming, backup generators have been installed at the City
Hall and Reception Center. City Hall is the backup EOC and the Reception Center is an
emergency shelter. The county installed a new generator at the courthouse and moved the old
generator to the Jones County Secondary Roads.
Action 3: Maquoketa Valley REC has hardened a lot of power lines.
Action 4: Community Outreach. Jones County is in the process of establishing the Emergency
Volunteer Center (EVC) for managing spontaneous volunteers to disasters.
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Action 5: Wyoming has added a security alarm to its water tower. Midland Community Schools
and Olin Community Schools have installed a new locking system for the school’s doors.
Action 6: Dam Warning Signage: No comments. Jones County Conservation wants the measure
left in.
Action 7: Increased E911 Capabilities and Cell Phone Triangulation. Jones County E911 Board
has purchased and installed “next generation” NG911 cell phone triangulation capabilities using
$100,000 in 911 surcharge funding from the State of Iowa. The system became functional
January 20, 2015.
Action 8: Early Warning Systems—Martelle installed a new storm warning siren in 2011. Jones
County has also become part of the Alert Iowa System, a program that sends text messages
regarding severe weather and other hazards.
Action 9: Elevation of Flood-prone Structures: No comments. Committee does want the measure
left in.
Action 10: Emergency Operations Plans: No comments. Committee does want the measure left
in.
Action 11: Emergency Assistance Registration—County and DHS have established a list of areas
with citizens that need assistance with life functions.
Action 12: Study/evaluate Existing Structural and Flood Mitigation Projects—City of Anamosa
may be required to do a study.
Action 13: Floodplain management—EMA coordinator is the county’s Floodplain Manager.
Nothing significant has been done in the last five years but they want the measure left in.
Action 14: Flood-proofing Infrastructure—Anamosa Wastewater Treatment plant was raised up
above flood plain. Jones County engineer has removed approximately 30 bridges in the last five
years and replaced with box culverts. The engineer has also reinforced some bridges with sheet
piling in order to prevent or control erosion.
Action 15: Hazardous Materials Response: No new comments. Committee wants the measure
left in.
Action 16: Mass Casualty Preparation— No new comments. Committee wants the measure left
in.
Action 17: Relocation of Flood-prone Structures: Structures have been demolished and the area
turned into green space, but there has been no relocation.
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Action 18: Response Personnel—Nothing in particular has been done, but committee does want
the measure left in.
Action 19: Safe Rooms—Little Eagle Learning Center day care in Wyoming installed a level 3
safe room in 2012.
Action 20: Interoperability of Communications Systems—More communications towers have
been added at Temple Hill, Martell and Wyoming. The Martelle site has also been upgraded for
better narrowband capabilities. The County EMA now uses ARES (Amateur Radio Service) in
all drills and disaster events. They have a mobile ARES base in the mobile EOC which also has
800 MHZ, UHF and VHF capabilities.
Action 21: Storm Drainage System Improvements—Oxford Junction has dome some drainage
system improvements.
Action 22: System Improvements (Sewer/Wastewater)—The State Penitentiary is currently
working on making some improvements to their water/wastewater system.
Action 23: System Improvements (Water)—Wyoming installed a new well in 2012; Oxford
Junction a new well in 2013, Martelle has a new water tower. The State Penitentiary has installed
2 new wells.
Action 24: Storm water Management Ordinances and Amendments—Wyoming has begun
enforcing its existing sump pump ordinances by not allowing sump pumps to hook into
wastewater system.
Action 25: Updated Floodplain Mapping and Studies—In 2014 FEMA completed this.
Action 26: Updated or New Building Codes—No changes noted by anyone. The need for
inspectors was noted.
Action 27: Smoke Detectors and Fire Prevention Measures— Committee wants the measure left
in.
Action 28: Sprinklers—The new Jones County Regional Medical center in Anamosa is
sprinklered. Committee wants the measure left in.
Action 29—Property Maintenance/Rehabilitation—Wyoming is currently using SDBG funds to
renovate 6 properties.
Action 30: StormReady City/County Designations—has not been accomplished, but EMA is
working towards.
Action 31: Wetland Protection—Jones County Secondary roads routinely undertakes erosion
control measures on projects that involve wetlands.
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Action 32: Road Signage—Jones County Secondary Roads has purchased LED signs on trailers
that can be posted along highways and roads to display special messages about hazards.
Action 33: Basement Back Flow Protection—the only devices that have been installed is by
private property owners
Action 34: Increased Security at Tier II Facilities—anything that has been done has been done by
the companies themselves.
Action 35: Improved Fire Response Capabilities—Olin has purchased two new fire trucks in the
last five years. Anamosa has purchased two new fire trucks in the last five years. Wyoming has
purchased a new tanker in the last five years. Martelle has purchased a new fire truck in the last
five years.
Consultant Meyer asked if there were any new mitigation measures that anyone would like to
add. He also noted that he felt the mitigation measures in the plan were comprehensive and
covered everything that a county like Jones County would need to address. None of the people
present at the meeting had anything they wanted to add. He also pointed out that FEMA’s book
Mitigation Ideas was on the disk that was provided to the cities. The book could be perused to
see if there is anything anyone felt would be a good fit for the county or any of its jurisdictions.
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STEVE MEYER consulting llc.
304 E. Maple St., Box 247, Garrison, IA. 52229
ph. 319-477-5041
Cell: 319-640-8735
e-mail: gfdchief@netins.net
website: www.stevemeyerconsulting.com
Too: Jones County School District Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee Members
September 29, 2014
RE: Meeting with School District Representatives
Greetings:
In order to facilitate inclusion of the Jones County school districts in the revised Jones County Hazard
Mitigation Plan I have established a special meeting with the designated representatives of the school
districts to the planning committee. The meeting will be held October 23, 2014 at the Anamosa
Community School District Office at 200 South Garnavillo Street in Anamosa at 3:00 PM. The meeting
should last one hour.
Our agenda will be:
1) Update on progress with revising the Jones County Hazard Mitigation Plan
2) Determination of disasters or hazards that have the potential to impact the school districts of
Jones County
3) Determination of mitigation measures that will reduce or eliminate the impact of these disasters
or hazards.
I contacted everyone individually about this meeting.
I’m looking forward to seeing you all on the 23rd.
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STEVE MEYER consulting llc.
304 E. Maple St., Box 247, Garrison, IA. 52229
ph. 319-477-5041
Cell: 319-640-8735
e-mail: gfdchief@netins.net
website: www.stevemeyerconsulting.com
AGENDA
JONES COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING MEETINGS
SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETIUNG
ANAMOSA DISTRICT OFFICE
OCTOBER 23, 2014
1) Update on progress with revising the Jones County Hazard Mitigation Plan
2) Determination of disasters or hazards that have the potential to impact the school districts of
Jones County
3) Determination of mitigation measures that will reduce or eliminate the impact of these disasters
or hazards.
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Meeting Minutes—10/23/2014—Anamosa Community School District Office
Meeting called to order at 1500
Consultant Steve Meyer held this special meeting to confer with Jones County School District
officials about the Jones County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation plan and how the school
districts fit into the plan.
There were two school districts represented at the meeting: the Anamosa Community School
District and the Olin Consolidated School District.
Consultant Meyer first discussed the mitigation planning process and progress with the Jones
County Hazard Mitigation plan revision. He noted that since the initial meetings were held in
Jones County in November 2013 and January and February 2014 he had completed updates to
the Community Profile, Hazard Profile, Risk Assessment and Hazard Analysis parts of the plan
and that now he was holding meetings with community representatives to develop and update the
mitigation measures. For examples of how mitigation measures for schools could be worked into
the plan, consultant Meyer presented copies of the school district sections from the Linn County
Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Lisa Beames, Superintendent of the Anamosa Community School District reported that a
mitigation activity that is currently being focused on is at the current time, the baseball, softball
and football/track complexes of Anamosa Community Schools lie in the river bottom of the
Wapsipinicon River. Additionally, the Anamosa Wastewater Treatment Facility is located
between the river and the baseball complex.
This area floods on an almost annual basis. Depending on the extremity of the flood, baseball
fields are lost first followed by softball and then the football/track complex. This is a significant
issue to baseball and softball as the flooding season coincides with the athletic season. This
flooding causes loss of time, energy and physical resources due to its untimeliness. Most
importantly this results in a loss of student engagement due to the inconsistency of play
opportunity. The baseball team typically loses between 3 weeks and a month of playing on the
field. The 2014 seniors were the 5th class to not have Senior Night on their home field. This
hurts a program subsequently also hurting students through not being able to afford them
opportunities to stay productively involved in positive activities. If the wastewater treatment
facility is breached, we are off the field for 90 days.
Both school board representatives indicated that surveillance systems for terrorism incidents and
generators for emergency sheltering were mitigation activities that were applicable to their
schools.
David Keil indicated that updated locking mechanisms for school doors were necessary as a
terrorism mitigation activity for Olin as well as air conditioning as an extreme heat measure.
Meeting adjourned 1600.
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WORK SESSIONS
Some communities held work sessions to review the Jones County HMP and to make updates. Following
are the notes, minutes and attendance sheets for those sessions.
Wyoming Work Session—November 25, 2013
HAZARD MITIGATION COMMITTEE MEETING, November 25, 2013
The Hazard Mitigation Wyoming Committee met November 25, 2013 at the City Hall at 5p.m..
Members present were Agnitsch, Rodenburg, Eichhorn, Leonard and Tjaden.
Discussion was held on chemicals at Crop Production Services, LP tanks at NE corner of
Wyoming, pipeline and anhydrous tanks SE of Wyoming. Midland Ambulance should be
included on critical facilities map. Possible need for a siren on east end of Wyoming.
Storm shelters/safe rooms, communications, insufficient critical infrastructure and generators
were discussed also. Wyoming has a zoning code but no building or storm water management
code.
The committee ranked hazards as follows:
Severe winter storm
42
Windstorm
54
Highway transportation incident
22
Human Disease epidemic
21
Tornado
50
Energy Failure
47
Hailstorm
37
Fixed Haz. Materials incident
34
Flash Flood
45
Thunder & Lightning
43
Structural Fire
37
Grass fire
36
Pipeline
27
Communications Failure
49
Extreme Heat
40
Structural Failure
43
Cyber terrorism
25
Tjaden will review and update the mitigation actions from previous plan. Meeting ended at 6:40
p.m.
Notes on updates done since last plan.
Wyoming has acquired a generator for the water tower since the last update. A new flood plain
map has been done. A few water mains have been replaced with larger ones. Improvements for
the wastewater system at the lagoons is planned for 20014. Basement backflow protections is
required by Ordinance. Water tower has a security system.
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OXFORD JUNCTION--JANUARY 24,2014
Hazard Mitigation Meeting: Jan 24, 2014 9:30am at Wregie Memorial Library
The City of Oxford Junction Hazard Mitigation committee met at the Wregie Memorial Library on Jan 24,
2014 at 9:30 am. Present were Stacia Hansen, City Clerk; Mike Shirley, Mayor; Betsy Bonny and Kathy
Chase, Council.
A packet of information containing information on revising the community hazard mitigation plan was
carefully reviewed and discussed by the group. It was determined that the information was accurate
and no changes need to be made at this time. The Clerk was instructed to let Steve Meyer, who is in
charge of the County Hazard Mitigation Plan, know that the City of Oxford Junction would require no
changes.
Stacia Hansen,
City Clerk
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JONES COUNTY UNINCORPORATED—APRIL 14, 2014
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STEVE MEYER consulting llc.
304 E. Maple St., Box 247, Garrison, IA. 52229
ph. 319-477-5041
Cell: 319-640-8735
e-mail: gfdchief@netins.net
website: www.stevemeyerconsulting.com
TO: All Jones County jurisdictions
September 15, 2014
RE: Jones County Hazard Mitigation Plan revision
Greetings:
Since our initial meetings regarding the Jones County Hazard Mitigation Plan revision in December 2013
and January 2014 much has transpired. I have been provided considerable input and information from
many of you and I have received invaluable assistance from Jones County EMA Coordinator Brenda
Leonard and Kristi Atchison, your Jones County GIS person, in getting this plan to where it is at.
The point we are at with this plan is drafts of four out of the five major portions of this plan are complete.
These parts are Part 1, Community Profile; Part 2, Planning Process; Part 3, Hazard Analysis; Part 4, Risk
Assessment.
The enclosed disk contains these four sections. I need each jurisdiction to review these sections and
approve them or make recommendations for changes. Please note your approval or recommendations for
changes on the attached form which I would like returned to me by October 15, 2014. I have enclosed an
SASE for your convenience.
I realize there is a lot of information here, so the thoroughness of your review is at your discretion. Please
pay particular attention to the information that focuses on your particular jurisdiction.
The last part that needs to be completed is the Mitigation Strategy section—Part 5. I have included the
unrevised version of this from the 2010 plan. I have also included a pdf of FEMA’s planning guide—
Mitigation Ideas. What I need everyone to do is review the unrevised Section 5 to determine which
mitigation measures or action items have been addressed, which are no longer applicable and determine
any new mitigation measures that need to be incorporated into the 2015 revision. You may wish to look
through the Mitigation Ideas to see if there anything you feel is applicable to Jones County.
For the communities of Center Junction, Morley and Onslow and the school districts of Jones County that
were not included in the 2010 Jones County HMP you will need to determine which mitigation measures
are applicable to your community or school district.
I have also included a copy of the report I prepared on results of the survey taken for the Jones County
HMP. This will be a separate section of the plan.
I am in the process of scheduling three mitigation planning meetings in Jones County during mid to late
October. The primary purpose of these meetings will be to discuss changes to Part 5 of the plan. I will be
sending information out about these meetings once the details are finalized.
If you have any questions or need any assistance, please feel free to contact me.
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JONES COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN REVIEW
Jones County Jurisdiction_______________________________
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Approve the revised version of Part 1, Community Profile
Or
Want changes made to Part 1 as described
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Approve the revised version of Part 3, Hazard Analysis
Or
Want changes made to Part 1 as described
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Approve the revised version of Part 4, Risk Assessment
Or
Want changes made to Part 1 as described
Please note any changes in a separate document
Signed: _______________________________________________
Authorized representative for _______________________________
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STEVE MEYER consulting llc.
304 E. Maple St., Box 247, Garrison, IA. 52229
ph. 319-477-5041
Cell: 319-640-8735
e-mail: gfdchief@netins.net
website: www.stevemeyerconsulting.com
TO: All Jones County jurisdictions
January 12, 2015
RE: Jones County Hazard Mitigation Plan revision
Greetings:
Alas, we are a point with the Jones County Hazard Mitigation plan where I have a complete draft. There
are still one or two small details I am working on, but they are basically only information that needs to go
in the plan, nothing that will impact a review of the plan.
So, enclosed you will find a disk with the completed plan. Most of this you have already seen. Please
review as thoroughly as you desire and complete the attached form and return it to me by January 31,
2015.
The plan is also posted to the county’s website for public review.
After approval letters are received from the affiliated jurisdictions the plan will be submitted to FEMA for
review.
Thank you!
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JONES COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN REVIEW
Jones County Jurisdiction_______________________________
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Approve the revised plan as presented
Or
Want the following changes made as described
Signed: _______________________________________________
Authorized representative for _______________________________
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