Title
Resolution Concerning the City of Gainesville's Local Mitigation Strategy Plan (B)
This item requests that the City Commission adopt Resolution 100448, the 2009 updated Alachua County Local Hazard Mitigation Strategy Plan and authorize the City Manager to execute project-related agreements. The complete plan is available upon request from the office of the Clerk of the Commission.
Explanation
The City of Gainesville is an active participant in the Alachua County Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) Plan Work Group. The LMS Work Group mission is to implement "effective mitigation strategies to significantly reduce or eliminate the damage or loss of life, property and economic vitality in the event of a natural, societal or technological disaster." The LMS Work Group identifies and prioritizes projects in the LMS Plan to help "participating jurisdictions qualify for pre-disaster mitigation funding and federal disaster relief." The LMS Work Group also completes five-year updates to the LMS Plan; the most recent plan update for 2009 was completed in May 2010. Section 3.9.1 Adoption Procedures of the Alachua County LMS Plan requires participating municipalities to present the final copy for adoption.
Fiscal Note
None
Recommendation
The City Commission: 1) adopt the Resolution; and 2) authorize the City Manager to execute the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Agreements and any other documents associated with completing these projects, subject to approval by the City Attorney as to form and legality.
Alternative Recommendation A: The City Commission not adopt the Resolution.