KAIJA MAYFIELD Mayor TOWN OF SEWALL’S POINT MICHELLE LEE BERGER Town Manager JAMES W. CAMPO, CFP Vice Mayor APRIL STONCIUS, CMC Town Clerk FRANK FENDER Commissioner TINA CIECHANOWSKI Chief of Police DAVID KURZMAN Commissioner JACK REISINGER, CBO Building Official JOHN TOMPECK Town Commission Emergency Special Meeting Agenda Commissioner CHERYL DEMPSEY, CGFO February 12, 2021 Finance Director 8:00 a.m. I. CALL TO ORDER a. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag b. Roll Call c. Additions, Deletions or Changes to the Agenda II. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS- PLEASE SUBMIT A COMMENT CARD TO THE TOWN CLERK PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING AND LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. If the thirty (30) minute time period has been exhausted, the Commission will entertain any remaining comments near the end of the meeting with the same three (3) minute per person time limitation. III. RESOLUTIONS a. Resolution No. 899 – Adopting the 2020 Updated Martin County Unified Local Mitigation Strategy Plan as the Official Document for Inclusion in the Statewide Hazard Mitigation Strategy IV. COMMISSION AND STAFF CLOSING COMMENTS a. STAFF b. COMMISSIONERS V. ADJOURN CIVILITY CLAUSE: It is the policy of the Sewall's Point Town Commission that all persons addressing a town board or attending a Town board meeting shall conduct themselves in a manner that does not disrupt the orderly and efficient conduct of the meeting. Boisterous or unruly behavior; threatening or inciting an immediate breach of the peace; or use of profane, slanderous or obscene speech will not be tolerated and could result in ejection from the meeting after warning from the presiding officer. 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Town Hall One South Sewall’s Point Road Sewall’s Point, FL 34996 www.sewallspoint.org (772) 287-2455 [email protected] TOWN OF SEWALL’S POINT TO: Commissioners FROM: Michelle Berger, Town Manager SUBJECT: 2020 Updated Local Mitigation Strategy Commission Special Meeting: February 12, 2021 _____________________________________________________ Background Every five years, Florida counties are required to submit an updated Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) plan to the Department of Emergency Management (DEM) which is then filed with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The plan generally identifies potential hazards and specifically outlines measures, policies and activities to mitigate potential damage from those hazards. Martin County Emergency Management staff coordinated meetings of the LMS working group which developed the updated document over a period of several months. This resolution acknowledges the 2020 updated MC Unified LMS Plan – which we have multiple projects associated with – to support funding efforts. The resolution was originally scheduled to be placed on the agenda for the February 23, 2021 regular meeting, however, it has come to our attention that HMGP grants depend on the resolve to collaborate with the county on the 2020 Unified Local Mitigation Strategy. Recommendation Staff recommends adoption of the 2020 Martin County Unified Local Mitigation Strategy. RESOLUTION NO. 899 A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF SEWALL’S POINT, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO ADOPT THE 2020 UPDATED MARTIN COUNTY UNIFIED LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY PLAN AS THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENT FOR INCLUSION IN THE STATEWIDE HAZARD MITIGATION STRATEGY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, in 1999, 2005, 2010 and 2015, Martin County’s Unified Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) was adopted by resolution; and WHEREAS, Martin County is mandated by Chapter 252, Florida Statutes and Chapters 9G-22 and 27P-22 of the Florida Administrative Code to develop and maintain an LMS, with an update required every five years; and WHEREAS, the LMS is required for the County’s eligibility for federal mitigation grants and, although municipalities within the County are not mandated to have a local mitigation strategy, they are required to be incorporated into and to adopt the County’s LMS to be eligible for Federal grants; and WHEREAS, the 2020 Updated Martin County Unified Local Mitigation Strategy was approved by the Board of County Commissioners of Martin County on November 17, 2020 (the “Updated LMS”); and WHEREAS, the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management formally approved the Updated LMS in December, 2020; and WHEREAS, the Town Commission wished to approve the Updated LMS and finds that the approval is in the best interests of the Town. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF SEWALL’S POINT, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Town Commission hereby adopts the 2020 Updated Martin County Unified Local Mitigation Strategy as the official document for inclusion in the Statewide Hazard Mitigation Strategy and a copy shall be kept on file with the Town Clerk. 1 Section 2. All Resolutions or parts of Resolutions that are in conflict with the provisions of this Resolution are hereby stayed to the extent necessary to give this Resolution full force and effect until its expiration. Section 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Resolution is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect upon approval by the Town Commission. _______________________ offered the Resolution and moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by _______________________, and upon being put to a vote, the vote was: AYE NAY KAIJA MAYFIELD, MAYOR ____ ____ JAMES W. CAMPO, VICE MAYOR ____ ____ FRANK FENDER, COMMISSIONER ____ ____ DAVE KURZMAN, COMMISSIONER ____ ____ JOHN TOMPECK, COMMISSIONER ____ ____ The Town Manager thereupon declared this Resolution No._______ approved and adopted by the Town Commission of the Town of Sewall’s Point on this ______ day of February, 2021. TOWN OF SEWALL’S POINT, FLORIDA ____________________________________ KAIJA MAYFIELD, MAYOR ATTEST: _________________________________ April C. Stoncius, CMC, Town Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: (TOWN SEAL) ____________________________________ Glen J. Torcivia, Town Attorney Florida Bar No. 343374 2 2020 Martin County Unified Local Mitigation Strategy Date: October 8, 2020 Version: 2.0 Table of Contents RECORD OF CHANGES ............................................................................................ 3 RESOLUTIONS .......................................................................................................... 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................ 6 SECTION I: INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 7 SI.1 Purpose ............................................................................................................ 7 SI.2 Authorities and References .............................................................................. 9 SI.3 Emergency Management Program ................................................................... 9 SI.4 County Profile ................................................................................................. 10 SI.5 Population ...................................................................................................... 11 SECTION II: LOCAL MITIGATION STATEGY PROGRAM ...................................... 18 SII.1 Planning Process .......................................................................................... 18 SII.2 Plan Evaluation and Maintenance ................................................................. 19 SII.3 Incorporation of LMS into Existing Planning Mechanisms ............................. 23 SECTION III: HAZARD RISK AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT ..................... 26 SIII.1 Hazard Identification ..................................................................................... 26 SIII.1.2 Natural Hazards ..................................................................................... 26 SIII.1.3 Technological Hazards ........................................................................... 84 SIII.1.4 Societal Hazards .................................................................................... 95 SIII.2 Vulnerability Assessment ........................................................................... 100 SIII.2.1 Economic................................................................................................. 103 SIII.2.2 Repetitive Loss Data ............................................................................... 105 SIII.2.3 Critical Facilities .....................................................................................