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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR City Manager Approval:
Item to be presented by: Adele Macpherson
DATE: October 12, 2004
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF THE NATURAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL DISASTER
MITIGATION ACT OF 2000 (PUBLIC LAW 106-390)
DEPARTMENT: Parks, Recreation & Community Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council approve the City of Santa Clarita Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan in accordance
with the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000.
BACKGROUND
In October 2000, the President signed and enacted the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000
(Public Law 106-390). This legislation requires that all local agencies have a local Natural
Hazard Mitigation Plan. This plan must be adopted by the local agency's governing body for the
agency to be eligible for pre- and post -disaster federal funding. The deadline to submit the City's
Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan to the federal government is November 1, 2004.
On May 11, 2004, the City Council adopted a Resolution in support of the development of a
Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan for the City of Santa Clarita. The development of the City's
Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan entailed several months of intensive staff time, along with
considerable public involvement. This was needed to complete a local mitigation plan that
places emphasis on reducing risks and ensuing effects from natural hazards through pre -event
risk identification, assessment, and mitigation. The Plan is complete and ready for City Council
approval, and subsequent submission to the federal government.
Failure to submit a plan by the November 2004 deadline may result in the City having to wait to
submit its plan until November 2005. Furthermore, failure to implement a Natural Hazard
Mitigation Plan may result in a devastating impact on the City in the event of a natural disaster;
the City would not be eligible for Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA)
hazard mitigation funding for any event occurring between the filing periods.
APPROWED
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no direct impact to the City by the Council approving the City of Santa Clarita Natural
Hazard Mitigation Plan.
ATTACHMENTS
City of Santa Clarita Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan available in the City Clerk's Reading File