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GARLAND POLICY REPORT
			Work Session Item 3.f.
City Council Work Session Agenda
Meeting Date: 01/09/2023   Item Title:    Hazard Mitigation Action Plan Adoption Resolution Submitted By: Mistie Gardner Strategic Focus Areas: Safe Community
ISSUE
It is requested that Council consider adoption of the City of Garland updated Hazard Mitigation Action Plan.  This plan was developed to implement hazard mitigation activities that will result in a more sustainable community by saving lives and properties from disaster situations. This plan will also allow the City of Garland to become eligible for grant-funded mitigation projects that are not currently available.
OPTIONS
Adopt the Hazard Mitigation Action Plan Reject the Hazard Mitigation Action Plan
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends “Option 1,” adopting the City of Garland Hazard Mitigation Action Plan. This item is scheduled for formal consideration at the January 10, 2023 Regular Meeting.
BACKGROUND
The City of Garland Hazard Mitigation Action Plan (HazMAP) is designed to meet the planning requirements set forth by the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), and the planning requirements set forth by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Local governments are required to develop a hazard mitigation action plan as a condition for receiving certain types of non-emergency disaster assistance, including funding for mitigation projects. The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Public Law 93-288), as amended by the Disaster Mitigation Act (DMA) of 2000, provides the legal basis for state, local, and tribal governments to undertake a risk-based approach to reduce risks from hazards through mitigation planning. The requirements and procedures for State, Tribal and Local Mitigation Actions Plans are found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at Title 44, Chapter 1, Part 201 (44 CFR Part 201). Appendix A is reserved for the City Council Resolution, formally adopting the City of Garland Hazard Mitigation Action Plan. The City of Garland Hazard Mitigation Action Plan is divided into nine sections. Each section is designed to address the planning requirements set forth by state and federal agencies tasked with oversight of DMA 2000. The City of Garland Hazard Mitigation Action Plan sections are identified below:  •    Section One describes the purpose and authority of the Hazard Mitigation Action Plan and its organization.  •    Section Two provides a description of the planning process the City of Garland followed to prepare the Hazard Mitigation Action Plan.  •    Section Three describes the profile of the City of Garland and is a helpful tool in understanding how to best mitigate local hazards.  •    Section Four provides detail on the hazard identification analysis and risk assessment, and shows how the Risk Summary (Table4.5) was developed and hazard ranking.  •    Section Five contains the hazard profiles that pose the greatest risk to the City of Garland. Each hazard profile contains: the location, severity, previous occurrences, probability of future events, impacts and vulnerability of those hazards.  •    Section Six outlines the City of Garland’s mitigation strategy, goals and objectives, reports progress on previous mitigation actions and addresses prioritizing mitigation actions.  •    Section Seven outlines mitigation actions for the identified hazards.  •    Section Eight describes the plan maintenance process for how the plan will be monitored, evaluated, incorporated and updated.  •    Section Nine is the Appendix which provides additional information referenced in the plan.  The City of Garland Hazard Mitigation Action Plan provides a better understanding to local officials and citizens on what hazards are present within the community, how those hazards might affect the community and proposed strategies to minimize the risk of identified hazards. The plan has been reviewed and approved by both the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Texas Division of Emergency Management, pending adoption by the local government.
CONSIDERATION
Adoption of the Hazard Mitigation Action Plan would make the City of Garland eligible to apply federal mitigation funding to prevent disasters within the local community. Election not to adopt the Hazard Mitigation Action Plan would prevent the City of Garland from applying for grant funding for disaster mitigation projects.
Attachments Reso ______ COG EOC HazMap_Resolution 2022 FY2023 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Action Plan Approval Pending Adoption Letter-City of Garland Plan City of Garland Updated Hazard Mitigation Action Plan

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