HomeMy WebLinkAboutLocal Hazard Mitigation Plan 20232027_722024RESOLUTION NO. 2024-037
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE PALM DESERT LOCAL
HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN ANNEX FROM THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY
OPERATIONAL AREA MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL LOCAL HAZARD
MITIGATION PLAN, AS REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL DISASTER
MITIGATION AND COST RECOVERY ACT OF 2000.
WHEREAS, President William J. Clinton signed H.R.707, the Disaster Mitigation
and Cost Reduction Act of 2000, into law on October 30, 2000; and
WHEREAS, the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires all jurisdictions to be
covered by a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan to be eligible for Federal Emergency
Management Agency post-disaster funds; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert has committed to participate in the
development of the Riverside County Operational Area Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard
Mitigation Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert coordinated the development of the City’s
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Annex; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert is concerned about mitigating potential losses
from natural disasters before they occur; and
WHEREAS, the plan identifies potential hazards, potential losses, and potential
mitigation measures to limit losses; and
WHEREAS, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and the
Federal Emergency Management Agency have reviewed the plan; and
WHEREAS, formal adoption of the plan by the Palm Desert City Council is required
before final approval of the plan can be obtained from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency; and
WHEREAS, The City of Palm Desert has determined that it would be in the best
interest of the City to adopt the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Annex.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, as follows:
SECTION 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The City Council finds and determines that
the recitals of this Resolution are true and correct and are hereby incorporated into this
Resolution as though fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2. That the City of Palm Desert hereby adopts the Local Hazard
Mitigation Plan annex to meet the requirements of the Disaster Mitigation and Cost
Reduction Act of 2000; and directs the City Manager to forward the Local Hazard
Mitigation Plan Annex to the Riverside County Emergency Management Department, the
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