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CLEARANCES Initial Date Date Received in Council Office Agenda Date Assigned to:
Originator �N
Paula Cooper -4C- $' 30' 11 9-13-11 PW/ Introduce
Jon hinge /3 / 3 �J � g
Jon Hutchings dl/10 JR v 9 / 27 / 2011 Hearing
Head:
Frank Abart /3'/ 1 '
Prosecutor: & /3p SEP 06 2011
Daniel Gibson
Purchasing/Budget: ‘g) ' ' !'� �� l / 1' , HATCOUNC CO
Executive: pjf.
TITLE OF DOCUMENT: (Resolution of the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of
Supervisors Adopting the Whatcom County Multi-Jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan. FEMA
Approved (Pending Adoption) and updated August 8, 2011.
ATTACHMENTS: Whatcom County Multi-Jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan dated August 8,
2011
SEPA review required? ( ) Yes ( X ) NO Should Clerk schedule a hearing? ( ) Yes ( X ) NO
SEPA review completed? ( ) Yes ( X ) NO Requested Date:
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clear in explaining the intent of the action.)
The proposed updated Whatcom County Multi-Jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan identifies natural
hazards and potential mitigation strategies within Whatcom County. Adoption of the plan by the Whatcom
County Flood Control Zone District is required in order for the District to be eligible to receive Hazard
Mitigation Grant Program funding after presidentially-declared disasters .
COMMITTEE ACTION:: COUNCIL ACTION:
9 / 13 / 2011 : Discussed . Will be introduced 9 / 13 / 2011 : Council Referred to Introduction
tonight and scheduled in two weeks ( Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood
Control Zone District Board of Supervisors )
9 / 13 / 2011 : Introduced
9 / 27 / 2011 : Council Approved 7 -0 ( Council
acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control
District Zone Board of Supervisors )
Res . 2011 -031
Related County Contract #: Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number:
AB2011 - 293 Res . 2011 - 031
Please Note: Once adopted and signed, ordinances and resolutions are available for viewing and printing on
the County 's website at: www. co. whatcom. wa. us/council.
PROPOSED BY : CONSENT
SPONSORED BY : PUBI IC WORKS
INTRODUCED : 9 / 13 / 2011
RESOLUTION NO . 2011 -031
(A resolution of the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)
ADOPTING THE UPDATED WHATCOM COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL NATURAL HAZARDS
MITIGATION PLAN
WHEREAS , identification of natural hazards and development of plans to reduce or
eliminate the associated long term risk to human life and property results in a safer community ;
and ,
WHEREAS , the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 ( P . L. 106 - 390/ 44 CFR Parts 201 . 6 )
reinforces the importance of mitigation planning and emphasizes planning for disasters before
they occur; and ,
WHEREAS , States, communities and special purpose districts must have an approved
mitigation plan in place prior to receiving post-disaster Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
( HMPG ) funds ; and ,
WHEREAS , the planning process is intended to facilitate cooperation between state and
local authorities and encourages local input ; and ,
WHERAS , Whatcom County staff participated in a collaborative hazard mitigation
planning and update process on behalf of the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District .
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NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED that the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone
D istrict Board of Supervisors hereby adopts the Whatcom County Multi -Jurisdictional Natural
H azards Mitigation Plan , dated August 8 , 2011 and attached as Exhibit A to this resolution .
```\`A A�V IY 'tr(:y 27th day of September , 2011 .
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APP'VED �.S `f0 FORM :
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D aniel Gibson , Civil Deputy Prosecutor
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