REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Al Zelinka, City Manager
VIA: Scott M. Haberle, Fire Chief
PREPARED BY: Brevyn Mettler, Emergency Services Coordinator
Subject:
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Adopt Resolution No. 2022-79 approving the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan enabling the City to be eligible for pre- or post-disaster hazard mitigation funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
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Statement of Issue:
City Council approval of the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) is requested.
Financial Impact:
Not applicable.
Recommended Action:
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Adopt Resolution No. 2022-79, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Approving the Updated Huntington Beach Local Hazard Mitigation Plan."
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve the recommended action and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
FEMA mandates, through the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, that any public agency that wishes to apply for pre- or post-disaster hazard mitigation grants must have an approved local hazard mitigation plan. Over the past 25 years the City of Huntington Beach has received approximately $18 million in disaster mitigation grants. Currently, the City's Heil Flood Control Pump Station is being funded with a LHMP Grant. This updated LHMP has been prepared to ensure compliance with FEMA requirements.
The mission of the Huntington Beach Local Hazard Mitigation Plan is to promote sound public policy designed to protect citizens, critical facilities, infrastructure, private property, and the environment from natural hazards. This plan provides the first step toward accomplishing these goals by increasing public awareness, documenting the resources for risk reduction and loss prevention, and identifying activities to guide the City of Huntington Beach toward building a safer, more sustainable community. City Council adoption of the attached resolution assures that this public po...
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