R-2010-14 accept revised Harris County All Hazard Mitigation Plan

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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM Agenda Date Requested: July 12.2010 Budl!et Requested By: Jeff Suggs Source of Funds: Department: OEM Account Number: Report: Resolution: X Ordinance: Amount Budgeted: Exhibits: Resolution Amount Requested: Exhibits: Resolution 2005-08 Budgeted Item: YES NO Exhibits: Resolution 2003-17 SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires local jurisdictions to have a FEMA- approved Hazard Mitigation Action Plan in place to be eligible for federal mitigation funding. The overall purpose of the plan is to identify potential hazards in local jurisdictions and develop corresponding mitigation actions for each risk. On June 9, 2003, City Council approved Resolution No. 2003-17, which allowed the City to participate in the development of a multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan with Harris County. On May 23,2005, City Council approved Resolution No. 2005-08, adopting the Harris County All Hazard Mitigation Plan. Federal law (44 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 201) requires local jurisdictions to review and revise the plan, and resubmit it for approval within five (5) years in order to continue to be eligible for mitigation project grant funding. Harris County, along with each participating jurisdiction, recently completed a formal evaluation and update of the Hazard Mitigation Plan that was originally adopted in 2005. Once revised, the plan went through two stages of formal review by the State of Texas and FEMA. The plan was approved at both levels. The revised plan must be formally adopted by each participating jurisdiction in order to be considered a valid document. The revised version of the Harris County All Hazard Mitigation Plan (1,605 pages) can be accessed using the following link: Download Link: http://www.4shared.com/document/QuEbvFTW/HarrisCountyAIIHazardMitiq.html Password: update2010