07-13-15 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM Budget Agenda Date Requested: July 13, 2015 Source of Funds: Requested By: Kristin Gauthier Account Number: Department: OEM Amount Budgeted: Report: Resolution: X Ordinance: Amount Requested: Exhibits: Resolution TBA Budgeted Item: YES NO Exhibits: Plan Approval Letter Exhibits: Resolution 2010-14 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 Multi-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 every five (5) years in order to continue to be eligible for mitigation project grant funding. On July 12, 2010, City Council approved and adopted Resolution No. 2010-14 to accept the revised update of the plan. Harris County, along with each participating jurisdiction, recently completed a formal evaluation and update of the Harris County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan. 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. Due to the large file size, the current Harris County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan can be accessed via the City Secretary’s Office. Action Required by Council: Consider approval or other action of resolution approving the revised Harris County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan for the City of La Porte. Approved for City Council Agenda Corby Alexander, City Manager Date