HomeMy WebLinkAbout24649RESOLUTION NO. 24649
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE PALM SPRINGS LOCAL
HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN ANNEX TO THE RIVERSIDE
COUNTY OPERATIONAL AREA MULTI -JURISDICTIONAL
LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN AS REQUIRED BY
THE FEDERAL DISASTER MITIGATION AND COST
REDUCTION ACT OF 2000.
WHEREAS, President William J. Clinton signed H.R. 707, the Disaster Mitigation
and Cost Reduction Act of 2000, into law on October 30, 2000, and
WHEREAS, the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires all jurisdictions to be
covered by a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan to be eligible for Federal Emergency
Management Agency post -disaster funds; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Springs acted as the lead agency in the development
of the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Springs coordinated the development of the Local
Hazard Mitigation Plan in conjunction with the Riverside County Operational Area Multi -
Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Springs and the participating jurisdictions authority
are within the Riverside County Operational Area, and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Springs is concerned about mitigating potential
losses from natural disasters before they occur, and
WHEREAS, the plan identifies potential hazards, potential loses and potential
mitigation measures to limit loses, and
WHEREAS, the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services has reviewed
the plan on behalf of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and
WHEREAS, formal adoption of the plan by the City of Palm Springs City Council
is required before final approval of the plan can be obtained from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Springs has determined that it would be in the best
interest of the City to adopt the Riverside County Operational Area Multi -Jurisdictional
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan with Palm Springs Annex.
Resolution No. 24649
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby adopts the Riverside County Operational Area
Multi -Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, which is hereby incorporated by reference, to
meet the requirements of the Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction Act of 2000 and directs the
Riverside County Emergency Management Department to forward the Local Hazard Mitigation
Plan to the California Emergency Management Department and Federal Emergency
Management Agency on behalf of the City and all other adopting jurisdictions for final approval.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PALM SPRINGS THIS 18th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2019.
David H. Ready, Esq., P
City Manager
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City Clerk
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) SS.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS)
I, ANTHONY J. MEJIA, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 24649 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on the 18th day of September,
2019, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Holstege, Middleton, Roberts, Mayor Pro Tern Kors, and
Mayor Moon
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the
City of Palm Springs, California, this ' day of i c�
%aAtfiony J. Me" , MM
City Clerk