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Item #10 TO: CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING OF MARCH 1, 2005 MAYOR AND CITY COUNC FROM: Tom Hendrix, Fire Chief SUBJECT: Consider Approval of a Resolution Adopting the City of Colton's Annex to the San Bernardino County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan DATE: February 22, 2005 BACKGROUND: The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires jurisdictions (states, counties, cities, towns, and special districts) to have a local Hazard Mitigation Plan approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency by November 1, 2004, in order to be eligible for pre and post disaster mitigation funds administered by FEMA. Per Council Resolution, we have joined with San Bernardino County and every city/town within the county in preparing a multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. That Plan, including the annex for the City of Colton, has been reviewed and tentatively approved by San Bernardino County OES, California State OES and by FEMA. The only remaining requirement is for the City of Colton to officially adopt the San Bernardino County Operational Area Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan by resolution and to sign the letter of adoption. DISCUSSION/ANAYSIS• A Hazard Mitigation Plan requires a city to identify its natural hazards, profile those hazards in detail, assess its vulnerabilities to those hazards, establish hazard mitigation goals, and identify projects to help mitigate those hazards. The City of Colton Hazard Mitigation Plan is a comprehensive description of the jurisdiction's commitment to reduce or eliminate the impacts of disasters. This Plan was developed in partnership with the San Bernardino County Operational Area Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. The Plan is coordinated and maintained by the City of Colton but is the culmination of input and recommendations from ourjurisdiction and from numerous stakeholders from the public, private businesses, and organizations. in adopting this Plan, the City of Colton agrees to comply with all applicable state and federal statutes and regulations and will update the plan at least every five years. The Plan may be amended to reflect new or revised state and federal statutes and regulations. Future amendments will also reflect changes to the City of Colton's organization and policy as appropriate.