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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-05-11 - AGENDA REPORTS - NATIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLA (2)Agenda Item: -_ CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT CONSENT CALENDAR City Manager Approval: Item to be presented by: Adele Macpherson DATE: May 11, 2004 SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A 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 adopt a resolution in support of the development of a Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan. BACKGROUND In October 2000, the President signed and enacted the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-390). This federal legislation requires that all local agencies must have a local Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan. This plan needs to be in place within the local agency to be eligible for both pre- and post -disaster federal funding. The Federal government is no longer willing to pay for repetitive disaster damage or damage that can easily be averted by pre -event actions. The local mitigation plan process places emphasis on reducing risks and ensuing effects from natural hazards through pre -event risk identification, assessment, and mitigation. The deadline to submit a Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan is November 1, 2004. This plan will be developed by a team of City staff, while other cities are hiring consultants. Development of the plan will entail several months of intensive staff time along with other community participants in order to meet the November deadline. Public involvement will also be required in this development process. Failure to submit a plan by the November 2004 deadline may result in the City having to wait to submit our 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. ALTERNATIVE ACTION Other action as determined by the City Council. FISCAL IMPACT No fiscal impact associated with this recommended action. ATTACHMENTS Resolution Code of Regulations - Mitigation Planning 44 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS - PART 201- MITIGATION PLANNING Table of Contents Sec. 201.6 Local Mitigation Plans. The local mitigation plan is the representation of the jurisdiction's commitment to reduce risks from natural [[Page 402]] hazards, serving as a guide for decision makers as they commit resources to reducing the effects of natural hazards. Local plans will also serve as the basis for the State to provide technical assistance and to prioritize project funding. (a) Plan requirements. (1) For disasters declared after November 1, 2004, a local government must have a mitigation plan approved pursuant to this section in order to receive HMGP project grants. Until November 1, 2004, local mitigation plans maybe developed concurrent with the implementation of the HMGP project grant. comp 1 eted (2) By November 1, 2003, local governments must have a mitigation plan 20 11-1- approved pursuant to this section in order to receive a project ant through the 2004 PP P P J � g Pre -Disaster Mitigation (PDM) program, authorized under Sec. 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5133. PDM planning grants will continue to be made available to all local governments after this time to enable them to meet the requirements of this section. Doesn't (3) Regional Directors may grant an exception to the plan requirement in apply to U extraordinary circumstances, such as in a small and impoverished community, when justification is provided. In these cases, a plan will be completed within 12 months of the award of the project grant. If a plan is not provided within this timeframe, the project grant will be terminated, and any costs incurred after notice of grant's termination will not be reimbursed by FEMA. (4) Multi -jurisdictional plans (e.g. watershed plans) may be accepted, as appropriate, as long as each jurisdiction has participated in the process and has officially adopted the plan. State-wide plans will not be accepted as multi - jurisdictional plans. Duc f 10, 2WO (9.23pm) 1 E CODE OF FEDERAL REGUL TIONS. wpd (b) Planning process. An open public involvement process is essential to the development of an effective plan_ In order to develop a more comprehensive approach to reducing the effects of natural disasters, the planning process shall include: Public (1) An opportunity for the public to continent on the plan during the drafting Role stage and pnor to plan approval; Involve (2) An opportunity for neighboring communities, local and regional agencies the other agencies involved in hazard mitigation activities, and agencies that have the authonty to and regulate development, as well as businesses, academia and other private and groups non-profit interests to be involved in the planning process; and Use (3) Review and incorporation, if appropriate, of existing plans, studies, reports, existing data and technical information. (c) Plan content. The plan shall include the following: Document, (1) Documentation of the planning process used to develop the plan, including document, how it was prepared, who was involved in the process, and how the public was document P P involved. Must make risk a (2) A risk assessment that provides the factual basis for activities proposed in assessment the strategy to reduce losses from identified hazards. Local risk assessments must provide sufficient information to enable the jurisdiction to identify and prioritize appropriate mitigation actions to reduce losses from identified hazards. The risk assessment shall include: Describe (i) A description of the type, location, and extent of all natural all hazards hazards that can affect the jurisdiction. The plan shall include information on previous occurrences of hazard events and on the probability of future hazard events. Describe (it) A description of the jurisdiction's vulnerability to the hazards vulnera- bility to described inparagraph (c)(2)(i) of this section. This description hazards shall include an overall summary of each hazard and its impact on the community. The plan should describe vulnerability in terms of: DcrrnJrzl 10, 1003 (9 23pm) 2 E Baa CODE OF FEDE0.AL REGUUTIONS wpd Enhanced (A) The types and numbers of existing and future plan only! buildings, infrastructure, and critical facilities g Analyze located in the identified hazard areas; Enhanced (g) An estimate of the potential dollar losses to olan nly! vulnerable structures identified in paragraph (c)(2)(i)(A) of this section and a description of Prioritize selected the methodology used to prepare the estimate; Enhanced (C) Providing a general description of land uses olan nly ! and development trends within the community so that mitigation options can be considered in future land use decisions. [[Page 403]] Risk (iii) For multi -jurisdictional plans, the risk assessment section variance must assess each jurisdiction's risks where they vary from the risks facing the entire planning area. Develop (3) A mitigation strategy that provides the jurisdiction's blueprint for reducing mitigation strategy the potential losses identified in the risk assessment, based on existing authorities, policies, programs and resources, and its ability to expand on and improve these existing tools. This section shall include: Describe (i) A description of mitigation goals to reduce or avoid long - goals term vulnerabilities to the identified hazards. Analyze (ii) A section that identifies and analyzes a comprehensive range possible actionsof specific mitigation actions and projects being considered to reduce the effects of each hazard, with particular emphasis on new and existing buildings and infrastructure. Prioritize selected (iii) An action plan describing how the actions identified in actions paragraph (c)(2)(ii) of this section will be prioritized, implemented, and administered by the local jurisdiction, Prioritization shall include a special emphasis on the extent to which benefits are maximized according to a cost benefit review of the proposed projects and their associated costs. Agency (iv) For multi -jurisdictional plans, there must be identifiable specific action action items specific to thejurisdiction requesting FEMA P j 9 g items approval or credit of the plan. Dee , 10, 3003 (9 23,.) 3 E.\44 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS.e d (4) A plan maintenance process that includes: Formal (5) Documentation that the plan has been formally adopted by the governing agency adoption body of the jurisdiction requesting approval of the plan (e.g., City Council, County Commissioner, Tribal Council). For multi -jurisdictional plans, each jurisdiction requesting approval of the plan must document that it has been formally adopted. (d) Plan review. Submit to (1) Plans must be submitted to the State Hazard Mitigation Officer for initial State for review review and coordination. The State will then send the plan to the appropriate FEMA Regional Office for formal review and approval. (2) The Regional review will be completed within 45 days after receipt from the State, whenever possible. Re -submit (3) Plans must be reviewed, revised if appropriate, and resubmitted for approval eve f i vey within five years in order to continue to be eligible for HMGP project grant years funding. (4) Managing States that have been approved under the criteria established by FEMA pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5170c(c) will be delegated approval authonty for local mitigation plans, and the review will be based on the criteria in this part. Managing States will review the plans within 45 days of receipt of the plans, whenever possible, and provide a copy of the approved plans to the Regional Office. [67 FR 8848, Feb. 26, 2002, as amended at 67 FR 61515 Oct. 1, 2002] Dmmbcr �,!Wl(9.3)pmJ 4 E uCODE OF FTOLRn BE6ULATIOnS .wJ (J) A section describing the method and schedule of monitoring, Plante- nance evaluating, and updating the mitigation plan within a fig e -year cycle. Blend (ii) A process by which local governments incorporate the into other requirements of the mitigation plan into other planning existing mechanisms such as comprehensive or capital improvement plans plans, when appropriate. Continue (iii) Discussion on how the community will continue public public participa- participation in the plan maintenance process. tion Formal (5) Documentation that the plan has been formally adopted by the governing agency adoption body of the jurisdiction requesting approval of the plan (e.g., City Council, County Commissioner, Tribal Council). For multi -jurisdictional plans, each jurisdiction requesting approval of the plan must document that it has been formally adopted. (d) Plan review. Submit to (1) Plans must be submitted to the State Hazard Mitigation Officer for initial State for review review and coordination. The State will then send the plan to the appropriate FEMA Regional Office for formal review and approval. (2) The Regional review will be completed within 45 days after receipt from the State, whenever possible. Re -submit (3) Plans must be reviewed, revised if appropriate, and resubmitted for approval eve f i vey within five years in order to continue to be eligible for HMGP project grant years funding. (4) Managing States that have been approved under the criteria established by FEMA pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5170c(c) will be delegated approval authonty for local mitigation plans, and the review will be based on the criteria in this part. Managing States will review the plans within 45 days of receipt of the plans, whenever possible, and provide a copy of the approved plans to the Regional Office. [67 FR 8848, Feb. 26, 2002, as amended at 67 FR 61515 Oct. 1, 2002] Dmmbcr �,!Wl(9.3)pmJ 4 E uCODE OF FTOLRn BE6ULATIOnS .wJ