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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - 2018 Story County Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan RESOLUTION NO. 19-190 RESOLUTION APPROVING 2018 STORY COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS,the City of Ames participates in the Story County Hazard Mitigation Plan;and WHEREAS,the Multi-Jurisdictional hazard plan is a document that outlines: 1)The history of natural or human-caused disasters in a community; 2) The likelihood that those disasters could occur in the future; 3) Populations, properties, critical facilities, and infrastructure that could be affected by a disaster occurrence; 4) Strategies to protect those populations, properties, critical facilities, and infrastructure from potential disasters; and, WHEREAS, although participation in a hazard mitigation plan is not mandated by law, a jurisdiction must participate in an approved plan to receive certain forms of federal pre- and post- disaster funding that can be used to address the vulnerabilities identified in the plan; and, WHEREAS,the current Hazard Mitigation Plan expired on April 29,2019 and City staff and representatives from 23 other jurisdictions in Story County have been working with the County to revise the current plan; and, WHEREAS, the update process consisted of the following steps: 1) Planning for public improvement,including issuing a survey to the public; 2)Identifying the hazards of the jurisdiction; 3) Determining the risks presented by each hazard, using historical information as context; 4) Identifying assets, including critical facilities and infrastructure; 5) Identifying the goals of the hazard mitigation plan; 6)Developing mitigation actions to reduce the risk to critical facilities and infrastructure; and, WHEREAS,the final version of the Hazard Mitigation Plan includes 393 pages that includes descriptions of ten mitigation actions specific to the City of Ames; and, WHEREAS, the City's actions are: 1. Develop and enhance capabilities to communicate hazard-related information to City employees, other jurisdictions, and the public 2. Plan for and install backup power supplies to critical facilities 3. Identify security and environmental vulnerabilities in utility infrastructure.Develop procedures and policies,install equipment, or modify facilities to reduce the threat of utility infrastructure failure 4. Develop plans and preventative action,train personnel, and obtain equipment to be used to address hazards in the community in concert with other jurisdictions. These jurisdictions include other local, state, and federal agencies, and private organizations. 5. Protect properties from river and flash flooding through construction of water storage areas, building of flood protection structures, implementation of non-structural measures such as buy-outs of flood-prone properties,implementation of policies, and other measures to reduce the risk of property damage and threats to resident safety. 6. Install equipment to protect critical facilities from fire 7. Evaluate sanitary sewer infrastructure for deficiencies and improve them to reduce potential service backups in the sanitary sewer system and reduce peak flows to the treatment plant. Evaluate storm sewer infrastructure and deficiencies and improve them to reduce the potential for localized flooding 8. Develop and enhance a Continuity of Operations Plan 9. Evaluate the costs and benefits and consider joining the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Community Rating System 10. Incorporate Crime Prevention through Environmental Design strategies into future enhancements and revisions to community design guidelines WHEREAS, the draft plan has been approved by FEMA and adopted by the Story County Board of Supervisors and once the participant jurisdictions all adopt the plan, it will be filed with the Department of Homeland Security, and the new plan will expire April 24, 2024. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the "2018 Story County Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan" is hereby adopted; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the City will submit this Adoption Resolution to the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division and Federal Emergency Management Agency Region VII officials to enable the plan's final approval. ADOPTED THIS 14`h day of May, 2019. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John . Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Corrieri Seconded by: Beatty-Hansen Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Martin,Nelson Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 14' day of May, 2019.