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Three community ' s building codes have been assessed in Indian River County . The City of Vero Beach ' s building codes were assessed as a 4 in 2002 . 8. Does your community have a current FEMA-approved local multi-hazard mitigation plan ? Ifyes, please provide the name ofplan, type ofplan (i. e. , Local Multi-hazard Mitigation Plan, Tribal Local Multi-hazard Mitigation Plan), and date approved by FEMA . The Florida Department of Community Affairs funded the development of the Indian River County Unified Local Mitigation Strategy in 1999 . The plan is currently being updated to meet the new FEMA Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requirements for local mitigation plans . Upon completion and local approval of the plan, it is expected that the plan will be approved by FEMA . The County identified several guiding mitigation principles , which include : 1 . To minimize the loss of life and property and potential repetitive loss . 2 . To achieve safe and fiscally sound, sustainable communities . 3 . To minimize economic disruption and ensure orderly, effective recovery and redevelopment. In the plan, the County rated the hurricane hazard as being high countywide . The need to increase primary shelter space in Indian River County is directly supported by and consistent with the Indian River County CEMP Annex V, Shelter Plan . The County will begin to implement regional mitigation activities identified in the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council ' s recent proposal titled "A Regional Approach to Implementing Hazard Mitigation Initiative . " 9. Does the State/Tribe in which your community is located have a current FEMA approved mitigation plan ? Ifyes, please provide the name ofplan, plan type (i. e. , Enhanced State Multi-hazard Mitigation Plan, Enhanced Tribal Multi-hazard Mitigation Plan, Standard ` State Multi-hazard Mitigation Plan, Standard Tribal Multi-hazard Mitigation Plan, or State Plan — Pre-DMA 2000), and date approved by FEMA . The Florida Hazard Mitigation Strategy was-last updated in December of 2001 . While, it has not yet been approved by FEMA , it is in the process of being revised to meet the current state mitigation planning requirements . The current revisions are expected to be complete in November of 2003 . The state plan has identified the following course of action to become more disaster resistant: 1 . Improving the understanding and awareness of the natural, technological , and societal hazards confronting the people, property, businesses and institutions within the State of Florida, 2 . Defining the goals, objectives and priorities of the Department of Community Affairs for hazard mitigation and post-disaster redevelopment in Florida, 3 . Developing and implementing programs to promote hazard mitigation throughout the state, 4 . Enhancing programs among state agencies and local government to more effectively guide post-disaster redevelopment to minimize community vulnerability to future disasters , 5 . Increasing the identification of mitigation opportunities and maximizing the use of available sources of funding, through a local mitigation planning process, 6 . Improving coordination of the programs within the Department of Community Affairs related to hazard mitigation and post-disaster redevelopment, 7 . Facilitating coordination between the Department of Community Affairs and other federal, state, regional, local and private sector programs related to hazard mitigation and post-disaster redevelopment,