D-11. Adopt Resolution Adopting Carver County Hazard Mitigation Plan ;
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MEMORANDUM .
CITY OF TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
CHANHASSEN FROM• Don Johnson, Fire Chief and Emergency Manager
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DATE: Apr>17, 2015
7700 Market Boulevard
PO Box 147
Chanhassen,MN 55317 SUBJ: Adopt Resolution Adopting Carver County Hazard Mitigation Plan
Administration
Phone 952 2271100 PROPOSED MOTION:
Fax 952 2271110
"The City Council Adopts a Resolution Adopting the Carver County Hazard
Building Inspections Mitigation Plan dated December 8, 2014 "
Phone 952 2271180
Fax 952 2271190 Approval requires a simple majority vote of the City Council
Engineering
Phone 952 2271160 BACKGROUND
Fax 952 2271170
This proposal is related to the Presidential Disaster Declaration DR-4182-MN covering the
Finance flooding in Carver County and the State of Minnesota in June of 2014 To be eligible for
Phone 952 2271140 FEMA Grant Funding, a community is required to have an"approved"Hazard Mitigation
Fax 952 2271110 Plan Carver County amended their plan to allow commumties within Carver County to
Park&Recreation adopt the County's "approved"plan in December of 2014
Phone 952 2271120
Fax 952 2271110 Chanhassen will benefit from adopting the county plan as follows.
Recreation Center • Allows the community to meet the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000
2310 Coulter Boulevard • Allows the community to meet required criteria for mitigation funding as a result of
Phone 952 2271400 future disaster declarations related to landslide/slope failure,property
Fax 952 2271404 acquisition/structure relocation,water supply/waste water treatment, and bridges and
Planning& culverts
Natural Resources • Allows the community to better plan for disasters consistent with County response
Phone 9522271130
Fax 952 2271110 Baseline documentation is included with this memorandum. The full county plan is available
on line at http//www.co.carver mn us/departments/ER/hazmit asp
Public Works
7901 Park Place RECOMMENDATION
Phone 952 2271300
Fax 952 2271310 Staff recommends City Council adopt a resolution adopting the county plan for the reasons
Senior Center stated above
Phone 952 2271125
Fax 952 2271110 ATTACHMENTS
Website 1 Resolution.
www ci chanhassen mn us 2 MN Dept of Public Safety Notice of Availability of Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
funds for DR-4182-MN
3. Carver County Resolution No 05-15 Adopting Carver County Hazard Mitigation Plan
Amendment
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Chanhassen is a Community for Life-Providing for Today and Planning for Tomorrow
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
DATE: April 13, 2015 RESOLUTION NO: 2015-XX
MOTION BY: SECONDED BY:
RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CARVER COUNTY
ALL-HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
WHEREAS, Carver County adopted the Carver County All-Hazard Mitigation Plan via
Resolution 34-12 on June 26, 2012; and
WHEREAS, Carver County adopted the Carver County Hazard Mitigation Plan
Amendment via Resolution 05-15 on February 3, 2015, and
WHEREAS,with this Amendment, additional text was added to the Carver County All-
Hazard Mitigation Plan with regards to Landslide/Slope Failure, Property Acquisition/Structure
Relocation, Water Supply/Wastewater Treatment, and Bridges/Culverts, as referenced in
Attachment A, and
WHEREAS, this additional text allows eligible entities to apply for grant funding to
support these projects
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Chanhassen continue to
support the hazard mitigation planning effort, and adopts the Carver County All-Hazard
Mitigation Plan, as amended
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 13th day of April, 2015.
ATTEST.
Todd Gerhardt, City Manager Denny Laufenburger, Mayor
YES NO ABSENT
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
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Date February 5,2015
To County,City and Tribal Emergency Management Directors
County and City Administrators
Alcohol
and Gambling
Enforcement Notice of Availability of Hazard Mitigation Grant
Bureau of Program funds for DR-4182-MN
Criminal
Apprehension As a result of Presidential Disaster Declaration DR-4182-MN,funding is available for mitigation
Driver activities through the Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA)Section 404-Hazard
and Vehicle Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP) The declaration was a result of Severe Storms,Straight-line
Services Winds,Flooding,Landslides,and Mudslides between June 11 and July 11,2014 m thirty-seven
Emergency counties and three tribal communities,however HMGP funds are available statewide.
Communication
Networks The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program provides grants to state and local governments,eligible
Homeland private non-profit organizations,and Tribal communities to fund long-term,permanent mitigation
Security and measures followmg a major disaster declaration. HMGP is a cost share program with 75%of the
Emergency funds coming from the federal government and 25%a local share Funds available as a result of
Management DR-4182-MN are estimated to be$3,914,102.00(6 month estimate) The final lock-in amount is
Minnesota determined for the disaster at the one year mark.
State Patrol
Projects proposals must be in line with eligibility requirements outlined by FEMA's Hazard
Office of Mitigation Assistance program and must result in the reduction or elimination of potential
Communications
natural hazards and the protection of life and property. For DR-4182-MN,priorities will be
Office of given to
Justice Programs
Office of 1 Acquisition and demolition of flood prone properties
Pipeline Safety 2. Acquisition and demolition,or relocation of structures in landslide hazard areas where nsk
Office of of catastrophic failure of the slope is imminent(five-years)
Traffic Safety 3 Community tornado safe room construction or retrofit projects,currently unprotected
populations at mobile home parks,neighborhoods and apartments with construction of
State Fire
slab-on-grade,schools,parks and camping facilities
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4. Retrofitting of facilities,including burying or retrofitting of power lines
5 Flood damage reduction and small flood control projects
6 Wildfire resistant construction materials,defensible space and sprinlders
7. Soil stabilization to protect critical facilities and/or infrastructure
8 Elevation or relocation of flood prone facilities
Interested applicants must submit the one-page Notice of Interest(NOl)form to
Hazard mitigation@state nm us as soon as possible,and no later than March 6,2015.If
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*HSEM�' eligible,you will be mvited to submit a full application Complete applications received by June 1,
2015 will be reviewed,scored,ranked and prioritized for funding consideration Applications and
NOIs received after June 1,2015 will be considered for funding,if funding is still available.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
To be eligible for HMGP funding,specific criteria must be met
1 The applicant must have a FEMA approved all hazard mitigation plan.The proposed mitigation
measure must be in conformance with the goals and objectives of the local hazard mitigation plan
as well as the State Hazard Mitigation Plan
a Communities without a current FEMA approved plan may apply for HMGP funds to
update their plan Plans must be completed,adopted and approved by FEMA within one
year of the declaration prior to receiving HMGP funds
2. The community must participate and be in good standing in the National Flood Insurance
Program if a special flood hazard area has been identified by FEMA
3 The proposed project must be cost-effective and show that the benefits of the project will
outweigh the cost. It must pass the Benefit Cost Analysis,which is the most difficult requirement
for project approval
4 The project must be environmentally sound and will require environmental documentation prior
to funding.
Mitigation projects not funded through this declaration may be considered under the FEMA Pre-Disaster
Mitigation or Flood Mitigation Assistance programs These programs typically are on an annual funding
cycle however,the application period for these programs is currently unknown.
Resources
HSEM Hazard Mitigation Notice of Interest(NOI)
Hazard Mitigation Assistance Unified Guidance
Addendum to the Hazard Mitigation Assistance Unified Guidance
If you have any questions,please contact
Jennifer Nelson, State Hazard Mitigation Officer at(651)201-7427
Jim McClosky,Hazard Mitigation Planner at(651)201-7455
Matti Gurney,Hazard Mitigation Planner at(651)201-7443
Nycole Fry,Hazard Mitigation Planner at(651)201-7423
cc Minnesota HSEM Regional Program Coordinators
Minnesota Silver Jackets
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CARVER COUNTY, MINNESOTA
DATE February 3,2015 RESOLUTION NO 05-15
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER Deqler SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER Lynch
ADOPTION OF THE CARVER COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN AMENDMENT
WHEREAS, the County of Carver adopted the Carver County All-Hazard Mitigation Plan via Resolution 34-
12 on June 26, 2012, and
WHEREAS, additional text is added to the Carver County All-Hazard Mitigation Plan with regards to
Landslide/Slope Failure, Property Acquisition/Structure Relocation, Water Supply/Wastewater Treatment, and
Bridges/Culverts, as referenced in Attachment A, and
WHEREAS, this additional text allows eligible entities to apply for grant funding to support these projects,
and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Carver County continues to support the hazard mitigation
planning effort and wishes to adopt the amendments to the Carver County All-Hazard Mitigation Plan as part of the
already approved plan.
YES ABSENT NO
Degler
Ische
Lynch
Maluchnik
Workman
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF CARVER
I, David Hemze, duly appointed and qualified County Administrator of the County of Carver, State of Minnesota, do hereby
certify that I have compared the foregoing copy of this resolution with the original minutes of the proceedings of the Board of County
Commissioners, Carver County, Minnesota, at its session held on the 3`d day of February, 2015, now on file in the Administration office,
and have found the same to be a true and correct copy thereof
HDocuSigned by
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County Administrator
AMENDMENT
Amending the approved 2012 Hazard Mitigation Plan
December 8, 2014
Section 1
PLAN, BACKGROUND, AND PURPOSE
1 1 Overview
The Carver County Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) as written fulfills the
requirements of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, which is administered by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) The act requires all Hazard
Mitigation Plans be updated every five years. This is an amendment to the approved
2012 Hazard Mitigation Plan.
This amendment is being put together because of the June 2014 rainfall we
encountered in a short period of time The rainfall covered the entire county and ranged
from 9.26 inches to 13.65 inches Most of this rain fell within a couple of days Carver
County had areas with road wash-outs, bridge wash-outs and culvert damage.
1.4 Purpose
The purpose of this amendment is to identify risk and vulnerability to Carver County and
to formulate a plan of action to reduce damage and loss of life from these natural
disasters. This amendment shall serve as a benchmark for future mitigation activities
and will identify mitigation goals and objectives for Carver County and its cities and
townships
Realizing that identifying our community's risk and working collectively toward the
prevention of disaster in our community is in everyone's best interest, Carver County
Emergency Management has taken the lead on this amendment.
Section 4
RISK AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
4 1 Update to the Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
There has been one significant event since the approval of the May 2012 Hazard
Mitigation Plan In this event, we had rain over the entire county which ranged from 9 26
inches to 13 65 The deluge of rain happened in June of 2014, this lead to saturated
soils, soil erosion and flooding throughout the county
Flooding is identified in the HMP but does not identify landslides/slope failure, property
acquisitions/structure relocation, water supply/wastewater treatment, and bridge/culvert
replacement, specifically All four of these areas are identified in the amendment
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• Landslide/Slope Failure —the rainfall event saturated the soils in Carver
County to the point that hill sides, Creek banks, and river banks were
weakened The slopes and the soils started to fall Some of these slope
failures impacted, homes, trails, and water ways
• Property Acquisition/Structure Relocation —this is something that we did not
have in our HMP from the beginning This was brought to light when we had a
slope failure impact a home in Chanhassen The property owner lost
approximately 65 feet of earth when the slope near the property failed and
continues to deteriorate at a slower rate each time it rains.
• Water Supply/Wastewater Treatment—The June 2014 rainfall impacted the
Norwood Young America (NYA) wastewater treatment facility shutting it down
for days The water runoff from the rain filled the ditch next to the treatment
plane which backed up onto the property The City tried to sandbag the facility
but could not keep up with the rising water. One building had water covering
pumps and electric-powered circuitry. The depth of water was estimated at 13
feet deep. Another building had approximately 6 feet of water and covering
pumps and electric-powered circuitry
The other City impacted was Mayer The City of Mayer found sanitary storm
sewer manholes that were submerged in water for several days. This created
inflow & infiltration issues for the wastewater treatment facility The high
wastewater alarms started to sound in several lift stations along with the plant
it-self The wastewater treatment facility started to flood so the City had to go
into by-pass to save the wastewater treatment facility from totally flooding out.
• Bridges/Culverts— The June 2014 rainfall impacted several bridges and
culverts through-out Carver County Some of these bridge
repairs/replacements and culvert replacements are not being covered by the
disaster declaration One culvert in Watertown Township is not being covered
but sustained enough damage that the weight limits had to be reduced This
is an old wood box culvert with a roadway above. The township would like to
see this replaced with a new culvert so traffic can resume at normal weights
4 2 Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Process
The following natural and technological hazards were identified in the amendment
• Landslides/Slope Failure
• Flash Flooding
The following infrastructure, facilities and buildings are identified as uniquely vulnerable
to landslides, slope failure and flash flooding
• Homes/Structures Vulnerable to Flooding and Erosion: Property
Acquisitions/Structure Relocation
• Water Supply/Wastewater Treatment
• Bridges/Culverts
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4.3.6 Landslide/Slope Failure
Hazard Identification
Landslide/Slope Failure is the downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil/earth from a
steep slope
Hazard Profile
Data on the probability and frequency of occurrence of landslide/slope failure is limited
with recent research Carver County experienced its worst landslide/slope failure in
June of 2014 when we had several inches of rain. This rain saturated the soil which
made the slopes unstable.
Assets Exposed to Hazard
• Property RiskNulnerability: Landslide/Slope Failure in this event has
affected approximately 11 properties that we have been made aware of The
Cities affected by these Landslide/Slope Failures are the Cities of Carver,
Chaska and Chanhassen The structures on these properties are in danger of
earth moving across the structure or the earth moving away from the
structure
• People RiskNulnerability. In evaluating vulnerability of the population in
Carver County the risk/vulnerability includes the entire population since there
is no way to determine the impact/magnitude of a landslide/slope failure
• Environmental RiskNulnerability: Risks to the environment are high when
rain falls at a fast rate in a short period of time. The soil saturation could lead
to soil erosion, which could mean the loss of vegetation and change of water
ways
4.3.7 Properties Uniquely Vulnerable to Landslides, Erosion and Flash Flooding.
Targeting Home and Structure Acquisition and Relocation
Hazard Identification
Property acquisition and structure relocation projects involve the voluntary physical
relocation of an existing structure to an area outside of a hazard-prone area and,
typically, the acquisition of the underlying land Relocation must conform to all
applicable State and local regulations The property must be deed-restricted in
perpetuity to open space uses to restore and/or conserve the natural floodplain
function.
Hazard Profile
The approved HMP from May 2012 does briefly talk about prioritizing properties for
reconstruction and/or acquisition/removal. This is found under 4.3.3 flooding, at the
bottom of page 4.35. The sentence does not talk about relocation of structures, so we
wanted to add this for a viable option
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Assets Exposed to Hazard
• Property Risk/Vulnerability. Property Acquisition/Structure Relocation has
affected one home in the City of Chanhassen adjacent to a landslide/slope
failure from the June 2014 rains/flooding We have added this to the Hazard
Mitigation Plan for this property but for future structures that are impacted by
flood plain changes or landslides/slope failures
• People Risk/Vulnerability. In evaluating vulnerability of the population in
Carver County the risk/vulnerability includes the entire population since there
is no way to determine the impact/magnitude of a Property
Acquisition/Structure Relocation
• Environmental RiskNulnerability: Risks to the environment are minimal
This process would involve the movement of structures from one location to
another or possible total demolition
4 3 8 Public Facilities Uniquely Vulnerable to Landslides, Erosion and Flash
Flooding: Water Supply/Wastewater Treatment
Hazard Identification
This is being added because of the June 2014 rain events in Carver County. The
Norwood Young America wastewater treatment facility sustained damage from flood
waters that shut down the plant This impacted the city by having residents minimize the
use of water, which reduced wastewater. The facility sustained large amounts of water
in two of the facility buildings which took out pumps and electrical equipment This shut
down the plant which forced the city to bypass normal facility treatment operations.
The Watertown Wastewater Treatment Facility is another facility that has been impacted
in the past In 2011, the Crow River reached the height of 16.44 ft , but the National
Weather Service was forecasting the crest to reach the 1965 flood numbers of 19 23 or
higher. This forecast prompted the city to start building a levee system around the
facility to reduce the impact of the river water into the facility and shutting it down.
The City of Mayer has a Wastewater Treatment Facility that was impacted by the rain
events of June 2014. The facility was put into bypass mode because there was too
much inflow & infiltration of fresh water into the system from sanitary sewer manholes
submerged under water This bypass mode does not allow the wastewater treatment
facility to treat the wastewater properly
When looking at power outages, there is a great impact to water supply facilities along
with wastewater facilities. The impact is total shut down if facilities are not backed up
with generator or another source of power What can be done to reduce or eliminate this
impact so residents and businesses have water but that water can be treated before
leaving the wastewater facility?
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Hazard Profile
The reduction or complete loss of either of these facilities would impact more than 50%
of a community. This would be a catastrophic event to the community. The loss of water
supply to a community affects the residents, businesses and the local fire department
The loss of a wastewater treatment facility would also impact the residents and
businesses because wastewater would not be treated in the normal process
Assets Exposed to Hazard
• Property Risk/Vulnerability. The flooding of the wastewater treatment
facility in Norwood Young America affected several thousand people during
the June 2014 rain/flood event This type of flooding event has the potential of
affecting wastewater treatment facilities all over Carver County
• People RiskNulnerability: Residents and business are the ones affected by
the shutdown of a wastewater treatment facility and even a water-supply
facility will affect residents and business along with the fire department for fire
suppression
• Environmental Risk/Vulnerability. The environmental issues would be
untreated wastewater being passed through or around the wastewater
treatment facility because it is not working properly The potential of raw
sewage flowing into rivers, lakes, and marches is high when there is a failure
4 3 9 Infrastructure Uniquely Vulnerable to Landslides, Erosion and Flash
Flooding: Bridges/Culverts
Hazard Identification
Through-out the county there were bridges and culverts that sustained damages form
the June 2014 flooding event that was not eligible for disaster funds The bridges and
culverts were damaged enough that weight restrictions were added Communities would
like to upgrade these bridges/culverts to mitigate further damage and total lose of the
bridge/culvert
Hazard Profile
The loss of a bridge/culvert in some areas of the county would be critical This is not the
same impact for more urban areas of the county However, this is an impact that affects
the community for the duration of the repair or replacement
Assets Exposed to Hazard
• Property Risk/Vulnerability: Risks/Vulnerability to the property are minimal.
The removal process and reconstruction process would be monitored.
• People Risk/Vulnerability. Residents in the area or people that travel in the
area are affected The bridges that are damaged may be put under weight
restrictions The older bridges are in rural areas where there are farming
activities Some of these activities require large truck or tractors for hauling
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Adding weight restrictions to these bridges may have a large impact on the
farming industry in those areas.
• Environmental Risk/Vulnerability. Risks/Vulnerability to the environment
are minimal. The removal process and reconstruction process would be
monitored.
5.2.1 Flooding
Landslide/Slope Failure
• Mitigation Goal #5: To improve landslide/slope failures that impact public
and/or private infrastructure
• Objective #5• Improve the landslide/slope failure areas so no further erosion
will impact public and private infrastructure
Property Acquisition/Structure Relocation
• Mitigation Goal #6• To acquisition or relocate structures that are in danger of
structural damage due to flooding or landslide/slope failure
• Objective #6: Purchase structures or move them to another location to
eliminate structural damage due to flooding or landslide/slope failure.
Water Supply/Wastewater Treatment
• Mitigation Goal #7• Reduce the potential of total failure of these facilities
• Mitigation Goal #8: Reduce inflow& infiltration into the sanitary sewer
system
• Objective #7. Assist these facilities in planning by looking at flooding, power
outages, back-up systems, etc
• Objective #8: Assist Cities and Townships with inflow & infiltration issues
Bridges/Culverts
• Mitigation Goal #8. Replacement of failing/damaged bridges and culverts
• Objective #8. Assist Cities and Townships with bridges and culverts that are
in need of replacement to improve weight limits, safety of vehicles passing
over, and water passage
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