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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08.a. Adopt Vol. 1 & Chapter 27 of Vol. 2 of County Hazard Mitigation PlanCentral Contra Costa Sanitary District /Jai BOARD OF DIRECTORS 'a' • POSITION PAPER Board Meeting Date: August 4, 2011 subject: ADOPT RESOLUTION 2011 -031 ACCEPTING ALL OF VOLUME 1 AND THE DISTRICT'S PORTION OF VOLUME 2 WITHIN THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN Submitted By: Shari Deutsch, Safety & Risk Management Administrator Initiating Dept. /Div.: Administration, Safety & Risk Management REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR BOARD ACTION: S. QFutsch sgraves James elly, General manager ISSUE: The District has partnered with the County and many other public entities within the County to develop a multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. The Board must adopt the Plan before FEMA will grant final approval to the District. RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution 2011 -031. FINANCIAL IMPACTS: Upon final approval from FEMA, the District will be able to apply for grants under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and the Pre - Disaster Mitigation Program. ALTERNATIVES /CONSIDERATIONS: The alternative is to not adopt the Plan and remain ineligible to apply for grants under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and the Pre - Disaster Mitigation Program. BACKGROUND: FEMA defines hazard mitigation as "any action which reduces or eliminates the long term risk to lives and property from natural hazards ". District projects which meet this definition could be eligible for grant funding from two hazard mitigation grant programs; Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and the Pre - Disaster Mitigation Program. Hazard mitigation projects may include, among other items, structural and non - structural retrofits, erosion control and drainage improvement projects, planning and education efforts and even the purchase of some equipment. However, eligibility is limited to governmental agency applicants that have current, FEMA- approved Hazard Mitigation Plans in place. In August of 2008, a coalition of Contra Costa County planning partners embarked on a planning process to prepare for and lessen the impacts of specified natural hazards. Responding to federal mandates in the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106- 390), the partnership was formed to pool resources and create a uniform hazard mitigation strategy that can be consistently applied to the defined planning area and used to ensure eligibility for specified grant funding sources. POSITION PAPER Board Meeting Date: August 4, 2011 subject. ADOPT RESOLUTION 2011 -031 ACCEPTING ALL OF VOLUME 1 AND THE DISTRICT'S PORTION OF THE VOLUME 2 WITHIN THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN The plan was prepared in accordance with the California Emergency Management Agency Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and Flood Mitigation Plan preparation guidelines. Additionally, the plan has been aligned with the goals, objectives and priorities of the State's multi- hazard mitigation plan and flood mitigation plan. The 39 member planning partnership involved in this program includes Contra Costa County, 12 Cities, and 26 special districts. The planning area for the hazard mitigation plan encompasses all of Contra Costa County. The result of the organizational efforts has been to produce a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA)- approved multi- agency multi - hazard mitigation plan. Mitigation planning is the systematic process of learning about the hazards that can affect the community, setting clear goals, identifying appropriate actions and following through with an effective mitigation strategy. Mitigation encourages long -term reduction of hazard vulnerability and can reduce the enormous cost of disasters to property owners and all levels of government. Mitigation can also protect critical community facilities, reduce exposure to liability, and minimize post- disaster disruption. The hazard identification and profiling in the hazard mitigation plan addresses the following hazards considered to be of paramount importance within Contra Costa County: 1. Dam Failure 2. Drought 3. Earthquake 4. Flood 5. Landslide and Other Mass Movements 6. Severe Weather 7. Wildfire The Contra Costa County Department of Public Works and the Office of Emergency Services have shared the lead role in developing the Hazard Mitigation Plan. All participating local jurisdictions have been responsible for assisting in the development of the hazard and vulnerability assessments and the mitigation action strategies for their respective jurisdictions and organizations. The plan presents the accumulated information in a unified framework to ensure a comprehensive and coordinated plan covering all planning partners within Contra Costa County. Each jurisdiction is responsible for the review and approval of its section of the plan. POSITION PAPER Board Meeting Date: August 4, 2011 subject ADOPT RESOLUTION 2011 -031 ACCEPTING ALL OF VOLUME 1 AND THE DISTRICT'S PORTION OF THE VOLUME 2 WITHIN THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN District staff served on a 14 member Hazard Mitigation Steering Committee (HMSC) composed of representative stakeholders. This committee formed early in the planning process to guide the development of the Plan. In addition, citizens were asked to contribute by sharing local knowledge of their individual area's vulnerability to natural hazards based on past occurrences. Public involvement was solicited via a multi -media campaign that included public meetings, web -based information, questionnaires and progress updates via the news media. Upon adoption of Volume 1 and our jurisdictional Annex of Volume 2 of the Conta Costa County Hazard Mitigation Plan (CCCHMP) and subsequent approval by CalEMA and FEMA, the District will be eligible to apply for grants under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and the Pre - Disaster Mitigation Program. The grant funds are made available to states and local governments and can be used to implement the long -term hazard mitigation measures specified within the District's annex of the CCCHMP before and after a major disaster declaration. The CCCHMP is considered a living document such that, as awareness of additional hazards develops and new strategies and projects are conceived to offset or prevent losses arising from natural disasters, the CCCHMP will be evaluated and revised regularly. The environmental impacts of the Plan were addressed in the Contra Costa County Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Project Negative Declaration, State Clearinghouse No. 2011042048, prepared for this project and approved by the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on June 28, 2011. The Negative Declaration concluded that the Plan will not have a significant environmental effect. Approval of this Plan will establish the Board of Directors' independent findings that, as a Responsible Agency, it has considered the environmental effects of the project relevant to this approval, as described in the Negative Declaration, and that no significant effects would result from this action. The full text of Volume 1 and the District's portion of volume 2 is available for review in the Secretary of the District's office. RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION: Adopt Resolution 2011 -031. RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -031 A RESOLUTION OF THE CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT AUTHORIZING ADOPTION OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN WHEREAS, all of Contra Costa County has exposure to natural hazards that increase the risk to life, property, environment and the County's economy; and WHEREAS, pro- active mitigation of known hazards before a disaster event can reduce or eliminate long -term risk to life and property; and WHEREAS, the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106 -390) established new requirements for pre- and post- disaster hazard mitigation programs; and WHEREAS, a coalition of Contra Costa County stakeholders with like planning objectives has been formed to pool resources and create consistent mitigation strategies to be implemented within each partners identified capabilities, within the Contra Costa County Operational Area; and WHEREAS, the coalition has completed a planning process that engages the public, assesses the risk and vulnerability to the impacts of natural hazards, develops a mitigation strategy consistent with a set of uniform goals and objectives, and creates a plan for implementing, evaluating and revising this strategy. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE Board of Directors of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District ( "District ") as follows: THAT it independently finds that, as a Responsible Agency, it has considered the environmental effects of the project relevant to this approval as described in the Negative Declaration, and that no significant effects would result from this action; and THAT it adopts Volume 1 and Chapter 27 of Volume 2 of the Contra Costa County Hazard Mitigation Plan ( CCCHMP); and THAT it will use the adopted and approved portions of the CCCHMP to guide pre- and post- disaster mitigation of the hazards identified, and THAT it will coordinate the strategies identified in the CCCHMP with other planning programs and mechanisms under its jurisdictional authority; and THAT it will continue its support of the Steering Committee and continue to participate in the Planning Partnership as described by the CCCHMP, and Resolution 2011 -031 Page 2 THAT it will help to promote and support the mitigation successes of all CCCHMP Planning Partners. PASSED AND ADOPTED this fourth day of August 2011, by the Board of Directors of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District by the following vote: AYES: Members: NOES: Members: ABSENT: Members: Barbara D. Hockett President of the Board of Directors Central Contra Costa Sanitary District County of Contra Costa, State of California COUNTERSIGNED: Elaine R. Boehme, CIVIC Secretary of the District Central Contra Costa Sanitary District County of Contra Costa, State of California Approved as to form: Kenton L. Alm, Esq. Counsel for the District