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9.b) Staff Report-Update to Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan c_� �;� � 'l�. � SCANDIA Staff Report Date of Meeting: October 15, 2013 To: City Council From: Kristina Handt, City Administrator Re: Update to Washington County Hazard Mitigation Plan Background: The City Council adopted the Washington County All Hazard Mitigation Plan last October. In September 2013, the County amended the plan and FEMA recently approved the changes. The Washington County HRA has been working on improving the Cottages on Oakhill Court by providing two storm shelters for residents. In order to apply for funding from FEMA, the Hazard Mitigation Plan had to be amended to include these types ofprojects. Issue: Should the City Council approve the amended Washington County All Hazard Mitigation Plan? Proposal Details: Included in your packet is a resolution to allow the City Council to adopt the amended plan. Adopting this amended plan does not obligate the City to complete any projects,but without it any storm shelter projects would not meet the grant requirements. If the Council adopts the amended plan,the next step for consideration would be for the Council to authorize Wash Co HRA's application, on behalf of the City, for FEMA funding of the two storm shelters. HRA staff is working with FEMA staff on the resolution language. It will be brought to the Council at a later date. Options: 1) Approve Resolution 10-15-13-02 2) Amend and then Approve resolution 10-15-13-02 3) Do not approve Resolution 10-15-13-02 Recommendation: Option 1. CITY OF SCANDIA RESOLUTION NO. 10-15-13-02 RESOLUTION ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE WASHINGTON COUNTY ALL-HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN WHEREAS,the City of Scandia adopted the Washington County All-Hazard Mitigation Plan via Resolution No. 10-16-12-02 on October 16, 2012; WHEREAS,additional text is added to the Washington County All Hazard Mitigation Plan with regards to the construction or maintenance of safe rooms or the retrofitting of an existing structure to be utilized as a safe room; WHEREAS,this additional text allows eligible entities to apply for grant funding to support the construction of safe rooms; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,that the City of Scandia continues to support the hazard mitigation planning effort and wishes to adopt the amendments to the Washington County All Hazard Mitigation Plan as part of the already approved plan. Adopted by the Scandia City Council this 15th day of October,2013. Randall Simonson,Mayor ATTEST: Kristina Handt,Administrator/Clerk