HomeMy Public PortalAboutRES 04/10RESOLUTION NO. 004 -10
A RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE
TOWN OF GULF STREAM, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF
GULF STREAM TO ADOPT THE REVISED UNIFIED PALM BEACH
COUNTY LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY PLAN; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, Palm Beach County and its 37 municipalities, worked together in
1998 and 1999 to develop a multi - jurisdictional strategy known as the Unified Local
Mitigation Strategy Plan to create a more disaster resistant community; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA2000) and the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) require communities to adopt a
hazard mitigation plan in order to be eligible to receive pre- disaster and post- disaster
federal funding for mitigation purposes; and
WHEREAS, Palm Beach County and its 37 municipalities have participated in
the Unified Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) program since its inception in 1999 and a
majority of the 37 municipalities approved an Interlocal Agreement with Palm Beach
County concerning the LMS program (the "LMS Interlocal "); and
WHEREAS, the County and its 37 municipalities coordinated a public process to
revise and amend the Unified LMS plan to bring it into full compliance with new federal
guidelines established in response to DMA2000 (the "Revised LMS Plan "); and
WHEREAS, Palm Beach County's Revised LMS plan was reviewed and
approved by FEMA and the Florida Department of Community Affairs contingent upon
the inclusion of mutually acceptable changes and the adoption of same by the Palm
Beach County and the municipalities; and
WHEREAS, the LMS Steering Committee recommends the formal adoption of
the Revised LMS plan by resolution pursuant to the terms of the LMS Interlocal.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COMMISSION OF
THE TOWN OF GULF STREAM, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. The Town of Gulf Stream hereby approves and adopts the Revised
Unified Local Mitigation Strategy Plan in its entirety, as revised and approved by the
Local Mitigation Steering Committee (the "Revised LMS Plan ") and agrees to be
governed by the Revised LMS Plan attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit
"A" (set forth on CD -ROM); and, as applicable, further agrees to be governed by the
Revised LMS Plan which shall hereafter amend any LMS Interlocals previously
approved by the Town of Gulf Stream.
Section 2. The Town of Gulf Stream authorizes the appropriate Town of Gulf
Stream Officials to pursue available funding opportunities for implementation of
proposals designated therein, and will, upon receipt of such funding or other necessary
resources, seek to implement the actions contained in the mitigation strategies.
Section 3. The Town of Gulf Stream will continue to participate in the multi -
jurisdictional LMS planning process, including reporting of progress as required by
FEMA, the Florida Department of Community Affairs, and the LMS Steering Committee.
Section 4. The Town Commission directs the Clerk to transmit an original of
the executed Resolution to the Palm Beach County Division of Emergency Management,
attention Senior Mitigation Planner (Tel. 712 - 6325), to be forwarded for filing in the
Office of the Circuit Court.
RESOL. NO. 004 -10 CONT.
RESOLVED AND ADOPTED this % 7 day of Se I-� !h bey', 2004.
MAYOR
(SEAL)
ATTEST:
TOWN CLERK
TOWN F GULF STREAM
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COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.0 PURPOSE AND OVERVIEW .................................................... ............................... l -1
1.1 PURPOSE ............................................................................ ...........................1 -.1
1.2 PROGRAM ORGANIZATION ............................................... ............................1.1
1.2.1 ORIGINAL LMS STRUCTURE ............................................. ............................1 -1
1.2.2 REVISED LMS STRUCTURE .............................................. .........................__.1 -2
1.3 LMS PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS ............................. ............................1 -4
1.4 JURISDICTIONAL ADOPTION OF THE LMS ...................... ............................1 -6
1.5 NEW JURISDICTION / ENTITIES .......................................... ............................1 -6
2.0 GUIDING PRINCIPLES ............................................................... ............................2 -1
2.1 METHODOLOGY ................................................................. ..........................__2 -1
2.2 PROCESS ........................................................................... ............................2 -2
2.3 MITIGATION STRATEGIES ................................................ ............................2.3
2.4 MITIGATION GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ........................... ............................2 -3
3.0 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS ......................... 3 -1
3.1 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
....... ....................................................................
3 -1
3.1.1 NATURAL
HAZARDS .............................................. ............................3.1
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3.1.1.1
FLOODING ........................................... ............................3
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3.1.1.2
HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM ........ ............................3
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3.1.1.3
TORNADO ........................................... ...........................3
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3.1.1.4
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM / LIGHTNING .......................3
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3.1.1.5
DROUGHT ........................................... ...........................3
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3.1.1.6
EXTREME TEMPERATURES .............. ...........................3
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3.1.1.7
AGRICULTURAL PEST AND DISEASE ..........................3
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3.1.1.8
WILDFIRE /URBAN INTERFACE ZONE ..........................3
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3.1.1.9
MUCK FIRE ......................................... ...........................3
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3.1.1.10
SOILIBEACH EROSION ....................... ...........................3
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3.1.1.11
SEISMIC HAZARDS ............................. ...........................3
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3.1.1.12
GEOLOGIC .......................................... ...........................3
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3.1.1.13
EPIDEMIC ............................................ ...........................3
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3.1.2 TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS .............................. ...........................3 -24
3.1.2.1
DAWLEVEE ........................................ ...........................3
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3.1.2.1
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ACCIDENT ..........................3
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3.1.2.2
RADIOLOGICAL ACCIDENTS ............. ...........................3
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3.1.2.3
COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE ............ ...........................3
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3.1.2.4
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RELEASE . ...........................3 -27
3.1.2.5
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ACCIDENTS ...................3
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3.1.2.6
WELLFIELD CONTAMINATION .......... ...........................3
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3.1.2.7
POWER FAILURE ( OUTAGES) ........... ...........................3
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3.1.3 SOCIETAL HAZARDS ........................................... ...........................3
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3.1.3.1
CIVIL DISTURBANCE .......................... ...........................3
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3.1.3.2
TERRORISM AND SABOTAGE ........... ...........................3
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3.1.3.3
IMMIGRATION CRISIS ......................... ...........................3
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3.2 VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT ..................................... ...........................3
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3.2.1 NATURAL HAZARDS ............................................ ...........................3
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The detail covered by this Table of Contents is in a binder on the
shelf with the Minute Books. A disc containing the material is
with the binder.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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5.1 DEVELOPMENT AND RATIONALE ................................. ............................5
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5.1.1 COMMUNITY BENEFIT ........................................ ............................5
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5.1.1.1 COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM CREDIT ............................5
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5.1.1.2 PROJECT BENEFIT ................................ ............................5
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5.1.1.3 COMMUNITY EXPOSURE ....................... ............................5
-4
5.1.1.4 COST - EFFECTIVENESS ......................... ............................5
-5
5.1.2 COMMUNITY COMMITMENT .............................. ............................5
-7
5.1.2.1 CONTAINED WITHIN THE EXISTING GROWTH
MANAGEMENT PLAN ............................. ............................5
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5.1.2.2 CONTAINED WITHIN AN EXISTING EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PLAN
OR OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENT ... ............................5
-7
5.1.2.3 PUBLIC SUPPORT .................................. ............................5
-8
5.1.3 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ............................. ............................5
-8
5.1.3.1 CONSISTENCY WITH EXISTING REGULATORY
FRAMEWORK......................................... ............................5
-8
5.1.3.2 FUNDING AVAILABILITY ......................... ............................5
-9
5.1.3.3 MATCHING FUNDS ................................ ............................5
-9
5.1.3.4 TIMEFRAME FOR ACCOMPLISHING OBJECTIVES ..........
5-9
5.2 TIE -BREAK PROCEDURE .............................................. ...........................5
-10
5.3 LMS EVALUATION PANEL ............................................. ...........................5
-10
5.3.1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE / COMPOSITION ........................5 -10
5.3.2 PANEL APPOINTMENT ....................................... ...........................5
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5.3.2.1 COMMUNITY BENEFIT ........................... ...........................5
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5.3.2.2 COMMUNITY COMMITMENT ................. ...........................5
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5.3.2.3 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ............... ...........................5
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5.3.2.4 ELIGIBILTY FOR FEDERAL FUNDING ... ...........................5
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5.3.3 STAFFING .......................................................... ...........................5
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5.4 PROJECT PRIORITIZATION UPDATING PROCESS ............... ...........................5
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6.0 CONFLICT RESOLUTION PROCEDURES ............................... ............................6 -1
6.1 BACKGROUND ................................................................ ............................6 -1
6.2 CONFLICT RESOLUTION PROCEDURE ......................... ............................6 -2
7.0 LMS UPDATING PROCEDURE .................................................. ...........................7. -1
7.1 REGULAR LMS UPDATE PROCEDURES ....................... ............................7 -1
7.2 DECLARED EMERGENCY ASSESSMENT ...................... ............................7 -3
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APPENDIX F: POTENTIAL MITIGATION PROJECTS,
INFORMATION SOURCES, AND FUNDING
SOURCES......................................................... ............................... F -1
APPENDIX G: EXAMPLE APPLICATIONS OF MITIGATION
PROJECT SCORING - FOUR CASE STUDIES ... ............................G -1
APPENDIX H: RESOLUTIONS AND /OR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS ................N-1
APPENDIX I: MEETING SUMMARIES FOR ALL MEETINGS FOR THE PALM
BEACH COUNTY LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY TO INCLUDE
WHETHER OR NOT THE PUBLIC WAS INVITED . ............................I -1
APPENDIX J: REPETITIVE LOSS PROPERTY LIST FOR ALL OF PALM BEACH
COUNTY............................................................ ............................... J -1
A COMPLETE TEXT OF EXHIBIT "A" AND THE COMPACT DISC CONTAINING
THE COMPLETE TEXT ARE FILED IN THE SAME LOCATION AS THE MINUTES.