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LMS 2025-2030 PART 9: THE STRATEGY <br />MITIGATION GOALS AND OBJECTIVES6 <br />Mitigation initiatives undertaken in Miami -Dade County should be consistent with the <br />goals and objectives set forth in this plan and the individual municipalities' mitigation plans <br />and policies, as well as public safety regulations and citizen welfare. Since the previous <br />version of the plan, more data, changing priorities and innovative approaches to mitigation <br />have been brought to the forefront of the mitigation efforts of the County and its partici- <br />pating jurisdictions and partners. Therefore, changes to goals and objectives were made <br />to address the following: <br />• Recognition of all different sources of flooding <br />• The importance of prioritizing vulnerable populations and awareness of potential <br />negative cascading effects disproportionately impacting them <br />• The importance of ensuring sustainability of proposed mitigation actions <br />• Recognizing the benefits of nature -based solutions and its co -benefits when de- <br />signing mitigation projects <br />• Emphasizing the importance of regulation <br />• Prioritizing projects that feature whole community collaboration <br />• Addressing identified barriers to mitigation <br />Goals <br />1. Reduce Miami -Dade County's vulnerability to natural and man-made hazards <br />Objectives: <br />1.1. Incorporate new and more accurate data, studies and maps that demonstrate <br />the evolution of risk in the county <br />1.2. Utilize a data driven process to measure efficacy of mitigation investments, <br />methods, & techniques <br />1.3. Identify new and emerging mitigation methods and products for new and retro- <br />fitting construction <br />1.4. Identify projects that mitigate expected impacts from hazards identified in the <br />TH I RA <br />1.5. Promote mitigation measures to the Whole. Community through outreach and <br />education <br />1.6. Harden building envelope protection — including all openings — and inclusion of <br />a continuous load path from roof to foundation on all structures within the <br />county <br />1.7. Reduce compound flood risk hazards driven by rainfall, tidal flooding, sea level <br />rise or any combination thereof <br />1.8. Reduce storm surge hazards and effects by encouraging greater setbacks from <br />shorelines for new developments of waterfront properties, encouraging <br />6 EMAP 2016 Standard 4.2.1.(3) <br />P 1-24 <br />