HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution No. 216-04 12-14-2004 RESOLUTION NO. 216-04
RESOLUTION FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT APPROVAL
OF HAZARD MITIGATION ACTION PLAN
WHEREAS, natural hazards in the 16-county North Central Texas region historically have
caused significant disasters with losses of life and property and natural resources damage,
including six of the top 10 costliest severe weather hazard events in Texas since 1950; and
WHEREAS, The Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 and FEMA require communities
to adopt a hazard mitigation action plan (HazMAP) to be eligible for pre-disaster and post-disaster
federal funding for mitigation purposes; and
WHEREAS, the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) is coordinating
the HazMAP planning process for the 16-county region, and has put into place a framework for
coordinated and focused hazard mitigation actions at both the local and regional levels; and
WHEREAS, NCTCOG has prepared and approved on June 24, 2004 several multi-
jurisdictional HazMAP elements, and is recommending incorporation and adoption of these
elements as part of the City Richland Hills's HazMAP; and
WHEREAS, the City of Richland Hills has been an active participant in the regional
HazMAP planning process, as well as having conducted and documented its own community
public involvement process; and
WHEREAS, the City of Richland Hills HazMAP is an extension of its Emergency
Operations Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Richland Hills HazMAP is a record of the community's potential
risks and hazards and commitment to reducing the long-term consequences of natural hazards.
The HazMAP outlines mitigation goals, identifies risk reduction strategies for hazards that
threaten the area, and discusses the ongoing risk reduction strategies to be undertaken within the
jurisdiction.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. The City of Richland Hills Hazard Mitigation Action Plan is approved in its
entirety, incorporating both local and multi jurisdictional elements.
Section 2. The City of Richland Hills will pursue available funding opportunities for
implementation of the proposals designated therein, and will, upon receipt of such funding or
other necessary resources, seek to implement the actions contained in the mitigation strategies.
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Section 3. The City of Richland Hills will continue to participate in the multi-
jurisdictional HazMAP planning process, including reporting of progress as required by FEMA
and the Governor's Division of Emergency Management.
Section 4. This resolution is in effect immediately.
PRESENTED AND PASSED by the Ciry Council of the City of Richland Hills, Texas, by
a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions, on this the 14th day of December, 2004.
APPROVED:
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NEL A S. STRODER, MAYOR
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CITY SECRETARY