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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