HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2007-057 N.C.S. 04/02/2007 Resolution No. 2007-057 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ABAG REPORT
"TAMING NATURAL DISASTERS"
AS THE CITY OF PETALUMA LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
WHEREAS, the Bay Area is subject to various earthquake-related hazards such as
ground shaking, liquefaction, land sliding, fault surface rupture, and tsunamis; and,
WHEREAS, the Bay Area is subject to various weather-related hazards including
wildfires, floods, and landslides; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma recognizes that disasters do not recognize city, county,
or special district boundaries; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma seeks to maintain and enhance both adisaster-resistant
Petaluma and region by reducing the potential loss of life, property damage, and environmental
degradation from natural disasters, while accelerating economic recovery from those disasters;
and,
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma is committed to increasing the disaster resistance of
the infrastructure, health, housing, economy, government services, education, environment, and
land use systems in Petaluma, as well as in the Bay Area as a whole; and,
WHEREAS, the federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires all cities, counties, and
special districts to have adopted a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan to receive disaster mitigation
funding from FEMA; and,
WHEREAS, ABAG has approved and adopted the ABAG report Taming Natural
Disasters as the multi-jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan for the San Francisco Bay
Area.
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NOW, THEREFORE, ~E IT RESOLVED that the City of Petaluma adopts, and
adapts with its local annex, this multi-jurisdictional plan as its Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Petaluma commits to continuing to take
those actions and initiating further actions, as appropriate, as identified in the City of Petaluma
Annex of that multi-jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: 1 hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the A • rov s to
Council of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on the 2"d day of April, 2007, fo
by the following vote:
City Attorn
AYES: Barrett, Freitas, Harris, Vice Mayor Nau, O'Brien, Rabbitt, Mayor Torliatt
NOES: None
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ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None ~
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ATTEST: _
City Clerk ayor
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