1f. Resolution to Adopt Carver County Mitigation Plan
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
FROM:
Ed Coppersmith, Emergency Manager
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September 24, 2006
DA TE:
SUBJ:
Resolution to Adopt Carver County All Hazard Mitigation Plan
BACKGROUND
Carver County Emergency Management has asked all cities and townships to
adopt by resolution the Carver County All Hazard Mitigation Plan. Staff has
reviewed the plan and finds it to be a very concise document detailing the hazards
which could affect the City of Chanhassen as well as the other communities in
Carver County. This document explains what actions we as a city need to take to
reduce or eliminate long term risk to life and property in the event of a hazardous
event. The City of Chanhassen has been complying with these guides and there
would be no change to the city's operation. A mitigation plan is now a
requirement for federal funding and, after November 2003, local governments
applying for pre-disaster mitigation funds must have an approved local plan. After
November 2004, a plan will also be needed for post-disaster mitigation funds
under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. A copy of the complete plan is
available in my office for anyone who would like to review it in detail.
RECOMMENDA TION
It is my recommendation that the City of Chanhassen adopt this plan by resolution
to be the City of Chanhassen's Hazard Mitigation Plan and there by complying
with all federal requirements for local government to have a Hazard Mitigation
Plan and making the City of Chanhassen eligible for hazard mitigation funding.
ATTACHMENT
1. Resolution Approving the Carver County All Hazard Mitigation Plan
2. Letter from Scott Gerber dated August 1,2006
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
DATE:
October 9. 2006
RESOLUTION NO:
2006-
MOTION BY:
SECONDED BY:
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CARVER COUNTY
ALL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
WHEREAS, the County of Carver has participated in a hazard mitigation planning process
as established under the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000; and
WHEREAS, the Act establishes a framework for the development of a county hazard
mitigation plan; and
WHEREAS, the Act as part of the planning process requires public involvement and local
coordination among neighboring local units of government and businesses; and
WHEREAS, the Carver County Plan includes a risk assessment including past hazards,
hazards that threaten the county, maps of hazards, an estimate of structures at risk, estimate of
potential dollar losses for each hazard, a general description of land issues and development trends;
and
WHEREAS, the Carver County Plan includes a mitigation strategy including goals and
objectives and an action plan identifying specific mitigation projects and costs; and
WHEREAS, the Plan was shared with the Minnesota Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management and Federal Emergency Management Agency for review and comments;
and
WHEREAS, FEMA has approved of the draft plan pending final adoption by the county;
and
WHEREAS, the Carver County All Hazard Mitigation Plan will make the county eligible
to receive Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) project grants;
WHEREAS, this is a multi-jurisdictional Plan and cities and townships that participated in
the planning process may choose to also adopt the county Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City ofChanhassen supports the
Carver County hazard mitigation planning effort, wishes to adopt the All Hazard Mitigation Plan
for Carver County as presented.
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 9th day of October, 2006.
ATTEST:
Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
Thomas A. Furlong, Mayor
YES
NO
ABSENT
August 1, 2006
Carver County Cities and Townships,
As you are aware, we have been in the process of developing a Hazard Mitigation Plan for Carver
County for the past few years. This is the plan that we have talked about at various township,
city, fire, EMS, and other public meetings. This plan will be a County plan and if each
community adopts the plan by resolution, it will become the "official" plan for each community.
The importance of this plan to each city, township, and the overall County is as follows:
. Allows communities to better plan for disasters
. Helps reduce the potential costs of disaster response and recovery
. Strives to reduce tax dollars
. Allows each community to meet the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of2000
. Provides eligibility for mitigation funding as a result of a future presidential disaster
declaration
We have received "conditional approval" from the State and FEMA. Today, August IS" the
County Board of Commissioners adopted the plan as the official County plan.
In order for us to complete the process with the final adoption of the plan. we need your
help --When we started this process all communities (cities and townships) indicated they
planned on participating and adopting the County plan as their community plan, and each
community passed a participation resolution indicating this action.
Now we need you to adopt the plan as the final plan. Therefore. if yOU still plan to adopt the
plan as your "community plan" we need yOU to pass the attached resolution (ifvou would
like it electronic. please let me know and I will send it to you). This resolution needs to be
passed bv the end of Au!!ust.
If the plan is not adopted bv each city or township. the entity would not be eligible mitigation
fundinf! that would be available as a result of a future presidential disaster declaration. The
other option would be to develop vour own plan in order to complv with the requirements.
Thank you in advance for your time and effort to meet the requirements and complete this
planning process. Please provide a copy of the completed resolution to the Risk/Emergency
Management Department by Friday, August 28th. Please contact me with any additional
questions or concerns at 952-361-1528 or sgerber@co.carver.mn.us.
Sincerely,
Scott M. Gerber
RisklEmergency Management Director
Attachment