Resolution No. 1153
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RESOLUTION NO. 1153 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2010 NATURAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN FOR CROOK COUNTY INCLUDING THE CITY OF PRINEVILLE ADDENDUM WHEREAS, the City of Prineville ("City") approved the 2005 Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan ("NHMP") which covers the City, as well as Crook County; and WHEREAS, without a current NHMP, neither Crook County nor the City will be eligible for FEMA grants; and WHEREAS , FEMA requires the NHMP be reviewed and updated every five years to be cunent; and WHEREAS, the 2010 NHMP includes an addendum addressing issues of particular concern to the City of Prineville; and WHEREAS, the 2010 NHMP has been reviewed and updated by a steering committee of City and Crook County residents and professionals; and WHEREAS, the City Council is required to approve the updated NHMP, including the City of Prineville Addendum to meet FEMA requirements; NOW, THEREFORE, The City of Prineville Resolves that the 20 10 Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan, including the City of Prineville Addendum to the 2010 Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan is hereby approved. th Passed by the City Council this 8l; day of March 8 , 20 11. ATTEST: ~ . G:\ WP6 [ICIIR] SICOP\OrdinancclResoluliQlIslNH '-IP-Res_doc Executive Summary Crook County Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan 2010 Update Crook County Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan 2010 Update CDA Consulting Group Inc. Executive Summary Page 1 Executive Summary What is in this Plan? The Crook County Natural Hazards Mitigation (NHMP) Plan 2010 Update includes resources and information to assist county residents, public and private sector organizations, and others interested in participating in planning for natural hazards. This Plan represents a mitigation plan for “All Natural Hazards” that may impact Crook County. The plan represents a collection of information and decision that is based on the data available at the time it was created. This Plan will be reviewed annually by the Crook County Office of Emergency Management to consider changes that may impact the performance of the Plan, and to monitor implementation of the Mitigation Action Items (see Section 4). The Plan will receive a complete review and update at least every five years. During the complete reviews, the Plan will be evaluated with respect to new requirements and action items. The Plan provides a list of activities that may assist Crook County in reducing risk and preventing loss from future natural hazard events. The action items address multi-hazard issues, as well as activities for flood, fire, severe winter storm, windstorm, earthquake, landslide and volcanic eruption hazards. What is the Plan Mission? Through the implementation of the NHMP, Crook County will promote sound public policy designed to protect citizens, critical facilities, infrastructure, private property, and the environment from natural hazards. This can be achieved by increasing public awareness, documenting the resources for risk reduction and loss prevention, and identifying activities to guide the county towards building a safer, more sustainable community. The Mission of the Crook County/Crook County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan is: To reduce risk, prevent loss and protect life, property and the environment from natural hazard events through coordination and cooperation among public and private partners. What are Plan Goals? The NHMP Goals describe emergency management preparedness objectives and directions that Crook County governments, agencies, associations and citizens should strive to implement. These goals were evaluated and reprioritized through the Plan’s 2010 update to be aligned more closely to the desire of the 2010 NHMP Steering Committee’s interests in expanding natural hazard mitigation efforts throughout the County. The NHMP Goals approved through the 2010 Update are as follows: 1. Partnership and Coordination a. Identify mitigation of risk reduction measures that address multiple areas (i.e. environment, transportation, and telecommunications). b. Coordinate public/private sector participation in planning and implementing mitigation projects throughout the county. c. Seek partnerships in funding and resources and resources for future mitigation efforts. 2. Emergency Services Crook County Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan 2010 Update CDA Consulting Group Inc. Executive Summary Page 2 a. Minimize life safety issues. b. Promote, strengthen, and coordinate emergency response plans. c. Evaluate the performance of critical facilities during a natural hazard event. 3. Education and Outreach a. Further the public’s awareness and understanding of natural hazards, potential risk, including economic vulnerability, and options available when natural hazard events occur. b. Provide public information and education to all residents of the county concerning natural hazard areas and mitigation efforts. 4. Prevention a. Reduce the threat of loss of life and property from natural hazards. b. Incorporate information on known hazards and provide incentives to make hazard mitigation planning in land use policies and decisions, which include plan implementation. 5. Property Protection a. Lesson impact from natural disaster on individual properties, businesses and public facilities. b. Increase awareness at the individual level and encourage activities that can prevent damage and loss of life from natural hazards. 6. Natural Resource Protection a. Preserve and rehabilitate natural systems to serve natural hazard mitigation functions (i.e. floodplains, wetlands, watersheds, and urban interface areas). 7. Structural Projects a. When applicable utilize structural mitigation activities to minimize risks associated with natural hazards. Who Participated in Developing the Plan? The Crook County Natural Hazards Mitigation Action Plan was first approved in 2005. The development of the Plan was completed through a collaborative effort between Crook County citizens, public agencies, non-profit organizations, the private sector, and regional and state organizations. Public participation played a key role in development of goals and action items. Interviews were conducted with stake holders throughout the county, and all of our workshops were open to the public to include our Sheriff’s Town Hall Meetings. Several citizens were actively involved in our plan’s development. The steering committee was comprised of representatives from: Crook County Citizens Crook County Sheriff’s Office Crook County Court Crook County Fire and Rescue Crook County GIS Crook County Emergency Management Crook County Road Department Crook County Planning Department Ochoco Irrigation District Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Land Management United States Forest Service Crook County Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan 2010 Update CDA Consulting Group Inc. Executive Summary Page 3 Prineville City Administrators Prineville Public Works Prineville Police Department Oregon Department of Transportation Oregon Department of Forestry CDA Consulting Group Inc. Singe Tree Consulting Group In 2010 Crook County and Prineville set out to update the 2005 Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan. FEMA requires that all local jurisdictions update their mitigation plans every five years to incorporate new hazard and risk information and to continue the ongoing public process to review and update the action items the NHMP. Crook County contracted with CDA Consulting Group Inc to assist in completing the 2010 update process. The update of the plan was managed through the Crook County Emergency Management Office. This process focused on identifying new data (since 2005) that would improve or refine the County’s understanding of risks and impacts associated with natural hazard disasters. The Crook County Emergency Planning Committee (CCEPC), which is a multi-disciplinary emergency management standing committee within the county, served as the Steering Committee for the 2010 update effort. The membership of the CCEPC was expanded to include additional disciplines and stakeholders to assist in the update effort. In total there were nearly 40 people, representing eleven discipline groups listed on the steering committee roster. Public involvement was designed to be a cornerstone in the update process. In addition to targeted notices to state and federal departments and agencies, five public townhall meetings were scheduled to take input on the NHMP update. Crook County believes that an open public process is essential to the development of an effective NHMP. This 2010 update of the Plan is the result of these efforts. What are Mitigation Action Items and how are they Organized? The mitigation action items are a listing of activities in which county governments, agencies, associations and citizens can work on to reduce the risks associated with Natural Hazards. Each action item includes an estimate of the timeline for implementation. The action items include the following information for each action item: Action Item Identifier. Each identifier includes information on whether the action is considered to be a Short-Term action items (ST) or a Long-Term action items (LT). Short-term action items are activities that city or county agencies may implement with existing resources and authorities within one or two years. Long-term action items may require new or additional resources or authorities, and may take between one and five years to implement. Each action item identifier is also is numbered and categorized by type of hazard including; multi-hazard (MH), flood (FL), wildland fire (WF), sever winter storm (SWS), landslide (LS), earthquake