HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-034Resolution No. 12-034
RESOLUTION TO UPDATE BUTTE COUNTY LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
AND
ESTABLISHMENT OF BUTTE COUNTY LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, Butte County and its incorporated communities are exposed to flooding, wildfire, severe weather,
and other natural hazards that increase the vulnerability to life, property, environment and the County's
economy; and
WHEREAS, hazard mitigation planning will create an operational framework for reducing lasses from these
hazards; and
WHEREAS, hazard mitigation planning is a requirement of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Mitigation Act of
2000 (DMA 2000) and continued eligibility for certain sources of federal mitigation funding programs that
support loss reduction activities; and
WHEREAS, Butte County is in the process of updating its Butte County Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazard Pre-
Disaster Mitigation Plan, dated March 2007 in support of FEMA's DMA 2000 to remain eligible for future
federal ,disaster funding; and
WHEREAS, Butte County and its incorporated communities participate in the National Flood Insurance
Program (NF1P); and
WHEREAS, the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA} and the NFIP's Community Rating System {CRS)
Program require the County and incorporated communities to adapt an updated Hazard Mitigation Plan on a 5-
year basis; and
WHEREAS, FEMA and the CRS Program encourage public participation and involvemen# from a variety of
stakeholders throughout the planning process; and
WHEREAS, the Local Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee {HMPC) will be involved in the development of
the hazard mitigation plan through assessment of the flood, wildfire and other hazards that threaten our
community, development of goals that address the identified hazards, and creation of various mitigation
strategies that will be implemented to reduce our exposure to future natural hazard losses, while contributing to
other community and economic goals and objectives; and
WHEREAS, the HMPC has the responsibility to meet and fulfill the obligations of the DMA and CRS planning
requirements; and
WHEREAS, DMA and CRS require the public and other stakeholders to be fully involved in the planning
process;
WHEREAS, a multi jurisdictional and public HMPC will be established to lead this mitigation planning effort.
The HMPC will be widely advertised and open to all attendees and should consist of representatives of various
county departments, the incorporated communities, special districts, other federal, state and focal agency
stakeholders, the public, and others who could be affected by or interested in the impacts of natural disasters;
and
NOW, THEREILOE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Butte County Board of Supervisors hereby supports the
update of the 2007 Butte County Multi-Jurisdictional Alf Hazard Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan and establishes
the new Local Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee (HMPC) comprised of representatives from:
a. Butte County offices
1 } Public Works
2) Emergency Management
3) Development Services
4) Public Health
5) Butte County Fire DepartmentlCal Fire Butte Unit
6) Sheriff
7) Administration
8) Assessor
b. incorporated communities
1 } City of Biggs
2} City of Chico
3} City of Gridley
4) City of Oroviile
5) Town of Paradise
c. Other participating jurisdictions
1) Paradise Irrigation District
2) Thermalito Water and Sewer District
3) Butte Creek Drainage District
4) Drainage District No. 1
5) Drainage District No. 2
6} Drainage District No. 100
7} Drainage District No. 200
d. Other private citizens and stakeholders including local, regional, state and federal agencies and
partners appointed by the Butte County Office of Emergency Management.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 10~' day of April, 2012 by the
following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Wahl, Kirk, Yamaguchi and Chair Lambert
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
STEVE LAM ,Chair
ATTEST:
Paul Hahn, C ief Administrativ Officer
And 1~erk the Board of Su rvisors
By: