13.A.
City Council Meeting - FINAL (AMENDED)
- Meeting Date:
- 12/07/2021
- From:
- Jerry Bills, Deputy Fire Chief
Information
TITLE:
Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2021-55: A resolution to adopt the Coconino County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1) Read Resolution No. 2021-55 by title only
2) City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2021-55 by title only (if approved above)
3) Adopt Resolution No. 2021-55
2) City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2021-55 by title only (if approved above)
3) Adopt Resolution No. 2021-55
Executive Summary:
City staff has been cooperating with Coconino County on updating the Coconino County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (CCMJHMP). The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved the document per planning standards and now each jurisdiction under the plan must approve the plan to place it into effect.
Financial Impact:
The CCMJHMP creates no fiscal impact.
Policy Impact:
No policy impact
Connection to PBB Priorities/Objectives, Carbon Neutrality Plan & Regional Plan:
Priority Based Budget Key Community Priorities and Objectives
Ensure the built environment is safe through the use of consistent standards, rules and regulations, and land use practices
Utilize existing long-range plan(s) that identify the community's future infrastructure needs and all associated costs
Regional Plan
*Goal LU.7. Provide for public services and infrastructure
Ensure the built environment is safe through the use of consistent standards, rules and regulations, and land use practices
Utilize existing long-range plan(s) that identify the community's future infrastructure needs and all associated costs
Regional Plan
*Goal LU.7. Provide for public services and infrastructure
Has There Been Previous Council Decision on This:
The City Council adopted the original City of Flagstaff Hazard Mitigation Plan via resolution 2005-24 in March of 2005. In September of 2011, the revised multi-jurisdictional plan was adopted via resolution # 2011-37. In February of 2016 the revised Multi-jurisdictional plan was adopted via resolution 2016-07.
Options and Alternatives:
The Council can choose to:
- adopt the resolution and the CCMJHMP
- not adopt the resolution and the CCMJHMP
Background and History:
Purpose
This Plan was prepared to guide hazard mitigation to better protect the people, property, community assets and land from the effects of hazards. This Plan demonstrates the communities’ and tribe’s commitment to reducing risks from hazards and serves as a tool to help decision makers direct mitigation activities and resources. This Plan was also developed to make the participating communities and tribe eligible for certain types of Federal disaster assistance and hazard mitigation grant funding.
Background and Scope
Each year in the United States, disasters take the lives of hundreds of people and injure thousands more. Nationwide, taxpayers pay billions of dollars annually to help communities, organizations, businesses, and individuals recover from disasters. These monies only partially reflect the true cost of disasters, because additional expenses to insurance companies and nongovernmental organizations are not reimbursed by tax dollars. Many disasters are predictable, and much of the damage caused by these events can be alleviated or even eliminated.
Hazard mitigation is defined by FEMA as any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to human life and property from a hazard event." The results of a three-year congressionally mandated independent study to assess future savings from mitigation activities provides evidence that mitigation activities are highly cost-effective. On average, each dollar spend on mitigation saves society an average of $4 in avoided future losses in addition to saving lives and preventing injuries (National Institute of Building Science Multi-Hazard Mitigation Council 2005).
Examples of hazard mitigation measures include, but are not limited to the following:
This Plan was prepared pursuant to the requirements of the Disaster Mitigation Action of 2000 and the implementing regulations set forth in the Federal Register (hereafter, these requirements will be referred to collectively as the DMA2K). While the act emphasized the need for mitigation plans and more coordinated mitigation planning and implementation efforts, the regulations established the requirements that hazard mitigation plans must meet in order to be eligible for certain Federal disaster assistance and hazard mitigation funding un the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act.
Information in this Plan will be used to help guide and coordinate mitigation activities and decisions for future land use. Proactive mitigation planning will help reduce the cost of disaster response and recovery to the community and its property owners by protecting structures, reducing exposure and minimizing overall community impacts and disruption. The community has been affected by hazards in the past and is thus committed to reducing future disaster impacts and maintaining eligibility for Federal funding.
This is a multi-jurisdictional plan that geographically covers the participating communities within the Coconino County boundaries. The following communities participated in the planning process:
This Plan was prepared to guide hazard mitigation to better protect the people, property, community assets and land from the effects of hazards. This Plan demonstrates the communities’ and tribe’s commitment to reducing risks from hazards and serves as a tool to help decision makers direct mitigation activities and resources. This Plan was also developed to make the participating communities and tribe eligible for certain types of Federal disaster assistance and hazard mitigation grant funding.
Background and Scope
Each year in the United States, disasters take the lives of hundreds of people and injure thousands more. Nationwide, taxpayers pay billions of dollars annually to help communities, organizations, businesses, and individuals recover from disasters. These monies only partially reflect the true cost of disasters, because additional expenses to insurance companies and nongovernmental organizations are not reimbursed by tax dollars. Many disasters are predictable, and much of the damage caused by these events can be alleviated or even eliminated.
Hazard mitigation is defined by FEMA as any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to human life and property from a hazard event." The results of a three-year congressionally mandated independent study to assess future savings from mitigation activities provides evidence that mitigation activities are highly cost-effective. On average, each dollar spend on mitigation saves society an average of $4 in avoided future losses in addition to saving lives and preventing injuries (National Institute of Building Science Multi-Hazard Mitigation Council 2005).
Examples of hazard mitigation measures include, but are not limited to the following:
- Forest Fuels Mitigation
- Development of mitigation standards, regulations, policies, and programs
- Land use/zoning policies
- Strong building code and floodplain management regulations
- Dam safety program and levee systems
- Acquisition of flood prone and environmentally sensitive lands
- Retrofitting/hardening/elevating structures and critical facilities
- Relocation of structures, infrastructure, and facilities out of vulnerable areas
- Public awareness/education campaigns
- Improvement of warning and evacuation systems
This Plan was prepared pursuant to the requirements of the Disaster Mitigation Action of 2000 and the implementing regulations set forth in the Federal Register (hereafter, these requirements will be referred to collectively as the DMA2K). While the act emphasized the need for mitigation plans and more coordinated mitigation planning and implementation efforts, the regulations established the requirements that hazard mitigation plans must meet in order to be eligible for certain Federal disaster assistance and hazard mitigation funding un the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act.
Information in this Plan will be used to help guide and coordinate mitigation activities and decisions for future land use. Proactive mitigation planning will help reduce the cost of disaster response and recovery to the community and its property owners by protecting structures, reducing exposure and minimizing overall community impacts and disruption. The community has been affected by hazards in the past and is thus committed to reducing future disaster impacts and maintaining eligibility for Federal funding.
This is a multi-jurisdictional plan that geographically covers the participating communities within the Coconino County boundaries. The following communities participated in the planning process:
- Coconino County
- Flagstaff
- Fredonia
- Page
- Tusayan
- Williams