CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

City Manager

HVFD

RESOLUTION 04-84

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA ADOPTING THE 2004 CITY OF HOMER LOCAL ALL-HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN.

WHEREAS, The City of Homer is threatened by many forms of natural and man-made hazards including floods, earthquakes, fire and severe weather; and

WHEREAS, Since 1995, the Kenai Peninsula Borough has suffered four major disaster events; and

WHEREAS, The disasters were declared by the Borough Mayor, Governor of Alaska, and President of the United States, which enabled the Borough and City of Homer to receive federal disaster relief funding; and

WHEREAS, The City of Homer received notice from the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHS&EM) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that an adopted All-Hazard Mitigation Plan is required by November 1, 2004 as a prerequisite of future mitigation funding; and

WHEREAS, In 2004 the City of Homer received a grant from the DHS&EM to develop an All-Hazard Mitigation Plan for the City to use for comprehensive planning; and

WHEREAS, The purpose of a pre-disaster mitigation plan is to reduce community vulnerability to disaster losses; and

WHEREAS, Hazard mitigation has proven to be cost effective across the nation and in the State of Alaska; and

WHEREAS, The City of Homer cooperated with the DHS&EM, Cities of Kachemak, Kenai, and Seward and the Kenai Peninsula Borough and undertook public participation process that included public notices and meetings with advisory planning groups, email, mail, and phone outreach to stakeholders, and establishment of an informational online website, which included a public hazard survey; and

WHEREAS, The draft plan was reviewed by the public, and the stakeholders, and a public hearing was held during the Regular City Council meeting of April 26, 2004; and

WHEREAS, The formation of a steering committee is important to successful implementation of the All-Hazard Mitigation Plan.

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Resolution 04-84

City of Homer

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Homer City Council hereby adopts the 2004 City of Homer, Local All-Hazard Mitigation Plan; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Homer City Council that the City Manager is authorized to make administrative changes and advise the Mayor and City Council; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Homer City Council that a steering committee will be established to implement the City of Homer All-Hazard Mitigation Plan, that the committee will be composed of the following Department heads or their designees: Administration, Planning, Public Works, and Fire Department and that the steering committee will be coordinated through the City Manager's office.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 11th day of October, 2004 by the Homer City Council.

CITY OF HOMER

ATTEST: _______________________

JOHN FENSKE, MAYOR PRO TEM

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MARY L. CALHOUN, CMC, CITY CLERK

Fiscal Note: NA.