RESOLUTION NO. 01-01-15 A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF LAKE PARK, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE 2015 REVISED UNIFIED PALM BEACH COUNTY LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY PLAN; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Town of Lake Park (“Town”) is a municipal corporation of the State of Florida with such powers and authority as has been conferred upon it pursuant to the Florida Constitution and Chapter 166, Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, Palm Beach County is susceptible to a variety of natural, technological, and human- caused disasters, including but not limited to, severe weather, hazardous materials incidents, nuclear power plant emergencies, communicable diseases, and domestic security incidents as well as climate impacts and sea level rise that cause increased inundation, shoreline erosion, flooding from severe weather events, accelerated saltwater contamination of ground water and surface water supplies, and expedited loss of critical habitats; and WHEREAS, the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 was enacted to establish a national disaster hazard mitigation program to reduce the loss of life and property, human suffering, economic disruption, and disaster assistance costs resulting from disasters, and to assist state, local and tribal governments in implementing effective hazard mitigation measures to ensure the continuation of critical services and facilities after a natural disaster; and WHEREAS, Palm Beach County’s Local Mitigation Strategy, in coordination with governmental and non-governmental stakeholders having an interest in reducing the impact of disasters, and with input from the private sector and other members of the public, developed and revised the Palm Beach County Local Mitigation Strategy; and WHEREAS, the 2015 revised Local Mitigation Strategy has been approved by the Florida Division of Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency subject to adoption by the County Board of County Commissioners; and WHEREAS, the LMS Steering Committee recommends the formal adoption of the 2015 Revised Local Mitigation Strategy, including planned future enhancements described therein, by the County and all 38 participating municipalities. NOW, THREREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF LAKE PARK, FLORIDA, as follows: Section 1. The foregoing recitals and ratified and confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Resolution upon adoption thereof. Section 2. The Town Commission of the Town of Lake Park hereby approves and adopts the 2015 Revised Local Mitigation Strategy Plan (attached hereto as Exhibit “A”) in its entirety, as revised by the LMS Steering Committee and approved by the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, the Florida Division of Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Section 3. The Town Commission of the Town of Lake Park authorizes the appropriate Town officials to pursue available funding opportunities for implantation of proposed mitigation initiatives described in the Local Mitigation Strategy, and upon receipt of such funding or other necessary resources, seek to implement the actions in accordance with the mitigation strategies set out by the Local Mitigation Strategy. Section 4. The Town of Lake Park will continue to support and participate in the Local Mitigation Strategy planning and implementation process as required by Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Florida Division of Emergency Management, and the Palm Beach County Local Mitigation Strategy Steering Committee. Section 5. The Town of Lake Park will consider incorporation climate change concerns, sea level rise and natural hazards into the local comprehensive plan and into future reviews of flood prevention regulations and zoning codes. Section 6. The Town of Lake Park directs the Town Clerk to transmit an original of the executed Resolution to the Palm Beach County Division of Emergency Management, attention Local Mitigation Strategy Coordinator, for filing in the Office of the Clerk and Comptroller. Section 7. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption. Local Mitigation Strategy 2015 Palm Beach County Public Safety Department Division of Emergency Management 20 South Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33415 561-712-6400 Local Mitigation Strategy 2015 This page intentionally left blank 2 Local Mitigation Strategy 2015 Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................ 3 SECTION 1: PLANNING PROCESS ........................................................................................... 7 1.0 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 7 1.2 Purpose ............................................................................................................................. 7 1.3 Program Organization ...................................................................................................... 7 1.3.1 LMS Structure ........................................................................................................... 7 1.3.2 Standing Committees ................................................................................................ 9 1.3.3 Community Rating System (CRS) Cooperating Committees ............................. 10 1.4 Participation Requirements ............................................................................................ 10 1.5 Jurisdictional Adoption .................................................................................................. 11 1.6 New Jurisdictions/Entities .............................................................................................. 11 1.8 Guiding Principles .......................................................................................................... 12 1.9 Process ............................................................................................................................ 12 1.10 Strategy ....................................................................................................................... 13 1.11 Benefits ....................................................................................................................... 13 SECTION 2: HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS ............... 17 2.1 Hazard Identification ...................................................................................................... 17 2.1.1 Natural Hazards ...................................................................................................... 20 2.1.1.1 Flooding ........................................................................................................... 20 2.1.1.2 Hurricane/Tropical Storm ................................................................................ 34 2.1.1.3 Tornado ............................................................................................................ 44 2.1.1.4 Severe Thunderstorm/Lightning ...................................................................... 48 2.1.1.5 Drought ............................................................................................................ 49 2.1.1.6 Extreme Temperatures ..................................................................................... 52 2.1.1.7 Agricultural Pest and Disease .......................................................................... 55 2.1.1.8 Wildfire/Urban Interface Zone ........................................................................ 57 2.1.1.9 Muck Fire ........................................................................................................ 58 2.1.1.10 Soil/Beach Erosion .......................................................................................... 59 2.1.1.11 Sea Level Rise ................................................................................................. 62 2.1.1.12 Seismic Hazards .............................................................................................. 63 2.1.1.13 Geologic Hazards .............................................................................................. 64 2.1.1.14 Pandemic ......................................................................................................... 66 3 Local Mitigation Strategy 2015 2.1.2 Technological Hazards............................................................................................ 70 2.1.2.1 Dike Failure .................................................................................................... 70 2.1.2.2 Hazardous Materials Accident ......................................................................... 71 2.1.2.3 Radiological Accidents (Nuclear Power Plant Accident) ................................ 72 2.1.2.4 Communications Failure.................................................................................. 73 2.1.2.5 Hazardous Materials Release ........................................................................... 73 2.1.2.6 Transportation System Accidents .................................................................... 73 2.1.2.7 Coastal Oil Spill............................................................................................... 74 2.1.2.8 Wellfield Contamination ................................................................................. 75 2.1.2.9 Power Failure (Outages)