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Home My WebLink About6.l. Resoultion Authorizing Participation in the Dakota County All-Hazard Mitigation PlanR.0-1SEMOUNT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CITY COUNCIL City Council Meeting: April 6, 2010 AGENDA ITEM: Resolution Authorizing Participation in AGENDA SECTION: the Dakota County All- Hazard Mitigation Consent Plan PREPARED BY: Gary Kalstabakken, Chief of Police AGENDA NO. �Q ATTACHMENTS: Letter from County, Resolution APPROVED BY: RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to pass a resolution supporting the County hazard mitigation planning process and authorizing staff to participate in the planning process. BACKGROUND The City participated in the creation of the Dakota County All- Hazard Mitigation Plan in 2005 and the plan was adopted in 2006. A Plan is required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in order to be eligible for funds to mitigate and recover from disaster. ISSUE FEMA requires that the Mitigation Plan be updated every five years; therefore, an updated is due in 2011. Dakota County has again offered to partner with cities to create a multi- jurisdictional plan. If the City chooses not to participate in the joint effort, an individual plan will need to be developed for our City. The Plan is thorough and detailed. A copy of the current plan is posted on the County's website, www.dakotacounty.us, and can be located by searching mitigation plan on the site. County and city staffs will work cooperatively to update the plan. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City participate in the multi- jurisdictional plan development. March 18, 2010 • A formal resolution adopted by your city council stating that your city will be part of this multi jurisdictional plan. An electronic version of the attached draft resolution (Attachment A) will be sent for your use the week of March 22. The approved resolution must be submitted to the County no later than Fri.. May 28, 2010. Without it, federal disaster funds will not be available for your city under the plan. • City staff be involved in the update process. We will be hosting a community stakeholder workshop the week of May 3 to provide an opportunity for your city to begin participating in the planning process to fulfill this requirement. Attending an additional meeting or two and plan review may be required to complete the update process. Please forward contact information for your city representatives to Tom Berry by Wed., March 31. To meet minimum requirements, representatives should be emergency management staff and city planning or code enforcement staff that are familiar with your mitigation strategies. You will have an opportunity to review and approve the updated plan before it is submitted to FEMA. If you choose to prepare an individual plan for your city, contact Kristen Sailer, state Hazard Mitigation Administrator at the Minnesota Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management at 651- 201 -7423. If you have questions, please contact one of the staff members listed below. Thank you for supporting this process. Sincerely, e 1371A0*-'-4 ?I R Brandt Richardson Dakota County Administrator cc: Dakota County Board of Commissioners Dakota County Division Directors Attachments: Draft Resolution List of Participating Cities and Emergency Management Contacts Staff Contacts: Tom Berry, Zoning Administrator BJ Battig, Risk and Homeland Security Mgr. 952 - 891 -7044 651- 438 -4532 Tom, berry(Mco. dakota.mn, us BJ battig*- co.dakota.mn.us Jane Vanderpoel, Management Analyst David Gisch, Emer, Preparedness Coor. 651 -438 -4423 651 -438 -4703 Jane .vanderpoel(cDco.dakota.mn.us David.gisch(Mco.dakota.mmus erWeam pW .it N% MEQUAL Dear City Manager: Brandt Richardson Keeping our residents safe when disaster strikes is important to Dakota County. In 2005, we . County Administrator partnered with cities in the county to prepare a plan that would make sure our communities would be eligible for FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) funds to mitigate and recover Dakota County from disaster. This multi jurisdictional plan is called the Dakota County All- Hazard Mitigation Plan. Administration Center It was approved in 2006; however, FEMA requires the plan be updated every five years. An 1590 Highway 55 Hastings, MN 55033 -2372 updated plan is due in 2011. The County and all incorporated cities are required to have a plan in place and may choose to 651.438.4528 develop one on their own or partner on a multi - jurisdictional plan. I invite your city to work with us Fax 651.438.4405 on an effective, all- inclusive strategy. We recently received a $56,000 grant to facilitate the plan www.co.dakota.mn.us update process and our staff is already working on the project. The existing plan is posted on the Brandt .richardson (aco.dakota.mn.us Dakota County web site at www.dakotacounty.us, search mitigation plan. If you choose to be part of the Dakota County plan, FEMA requires • A formal resolution adopted by your city council stating that your city will be part of this multi jurisdictional plan. An electronic version of the attached draft resolution (Attachment A) will be sent for your use the week of March 22. The approved resolution must be submitted to the County no later than Fri.. May 28, 2010. Without it, federal disaster funds will not be available for your city under the plan. • City staff be involved in the update process. We will be hosting a community stakeholder workshop the week of May 3 to provide an opportunity for your city to begin participating in the planning process to fulfill this requirement. Attending an additional meeting or two and plan review may be required to complete the update process. Please forward contact information for your city representatives to Tom Berry by Wed., March 31. To meet minimum requirements, representatives should be emergency management staff and city planning or code enforcement staff that are familiar with your mitigation strategies. You will have an opportunity to review and approve the updated plan before it is submitted to FEMA. If you choose to prepare an individual plan for your city, contact Kristen Sailer, state Hazard Mitigation Administrator at the Minnesota Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management at 651- 201 -7423. If you have questions, please contact one of the staff members listed below. Thank you for supporting this process. Sincerely, e 1371A0*-'-4 ?I R Brandt Richardson Dakota County Administrator cc: Dakota County Board of Commissioners Dakota County Division Directors Attachments: Draft Resolution List of Participating Cities and Emergency Management Contacts Staff Contacts: Tom Berry, Zoning Administrator BJ Battig, Risk and Homeland Security Mgr. 952 - 891 -7044 651- 438 -4532 Tom, berry(Mco. dakota.mn, us BJ battig*- co.dakota.mn.us Jane Vanderpoel, Management Analyst David Gisch, Emer, Preparedness Coor. 651 -438 -4423 651 -438 -4703 Jane .vanderpoel(cDco.dakota.mn.us David.gisch(Mco.dakota.mmus erWeam pW .it N% MEQUAL CITY OF ROSEMOUNT DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA RESOLUTION 2010 - A RESOLUTION TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING PROCESS WHEREAS, the County of Dakota coordinated preparation of an initial multi - jurisdictional all- hazard mitigation planning process as established under the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000; and WHEREAS, the City of Rosemount participated in drafting the plan, and later reviewed and approved the plan; and WHEREAS, federal law requires the plan be updated every five years; and WHEREAS, the Act requires public involvement and local coordination among local units of government and businesses as part of the planning process; and WHEREAS, the plan must include descriptions of land uses and development trends, risk assessment including past hazards, hazards that threaten the county, maps of hazards, and estimates of structures at risk; and WHEREAS, the plan must include a mitigation strategy including goals and objectives and an action plan indentifying strategic projects and costs, in addition to and a maintenance or implementation process including plan updates, integration of the plan into other planning documents, and public education components; and WHEREAS, approval of all hazard mitigation plan update will continue the County's eligibility to receive federal and state Hazard Mitigation Grant Project project grants; and WHEREAS, the resolution does not preclude the City of Rosemount from preparing its own plans sometime in the future should they desire to do so. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Rosemount supports the County all hazard mitigation planning effort, agrees to participate with the County in preparing an update to the multi- jurisdictional plan and recognizes that the plan will apply within the townships. ADOPTED this 6th day of April, 2010 by the City Council of the City of Rosemount. William H. Droste, Mayor ATTEST: Amy Domeier, City Clerk