HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2012-037 N.C.S. 03/19/2012 Resolution No. 2012-037 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
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, landslides, 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 disasters do not recognize city, county,
special district boundaries; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma seeks to maintain and enhance both a disaster-resistant
City 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 the City of 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the City of Petaluma adopts, and adapts
with its local annex, this multi-jurisdictional plan as its Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED 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: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the Approved as to
Council of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on the 19it day of March, fount
2012. by the following vote: imer
Assistan .rty itorney
AYES: Albertson, Barren, Mayor Glass: I-larris, Healy. Kearney. Vice Mayor Renee
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST: ~, _ ,
City Clerk � •.yor
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