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32 RESOLUTION NO. 2024-R ___
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AND
ADOPTING THE MULTI -JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD
MITIGATION PLAN.
WHEREAS, the City of Culver City recognizes that the threat from natural hazards poses a threat to persons and property within the community and is committed to increasing the adaptive capacity and resiliency of the infrastructure, health, housing, economy, government services, education, environment, and land use systems in the City; and
WHEREAS, the City of Culver City further recognizes that undertaking hazard mitigation actions will reduce the potential for harm to persons and property from future hazard occurrences; and
WHEREAS, the United States Congress passed the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 emphasizing the need for pre-disaster mitigation of potential hazards; and WHEREAS, the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires all cities, counties and special districts to adopt a Hazard Mitigation Plan to receive pre- and post-disaster mitigation funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); and WHEREAS, on April 11, 2017, the City Council of the City of Culver City approved and adopted, through Resolution No. 2017-R030, the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan following a comprehensive process whereby the City worked in conjunction with the Culver City Unified School District (CCUSD) to obtain grant funding from the federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to develop a Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, which was ultimately approved by FEMA; and
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32 WHEREAS, local jurisdictions must update their Hazard Mitigation Plans and resubmit them for FEMA approval every five years to remain eligible for certain types of funding assistance; and
WHEREAS, as such, and in accordance with FEMA requirements at 44 C.F.R. § 201.6, the City of Culver City and CCUSD have, once again, completed a coordinated planning process that engaged the public, assessed the risk and vulnerability to the impacts of natural hazards, developed a mitigation strategy consistent with a set of uniform goals and objectives, and created a plan for implementing, evaluating, and revising the strategy; and
WHEREAS, residents of the City of Culver City were awarded opportunities to comment and provide input on the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan and the actions in the plan by completing a survey, attending two special events hosted by the City, and via the City’s website; and
WHEREAS, on June 21, 2024, the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2024 was approved as written by FEMA, pending adoption by the participating jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, to ensure eligibility for funding under FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance programs, formal adoption documentation must be submitted to FEMA Region 9 by at least one participating jurisdiction within one calendar year of FEMA’s conditional approval, after which FEMA will approve the plan; and
WHEREAS, all participating agencies must adopt the plan within five calendar years of the date of approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Culver City, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE as follows:
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32 The Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, attached as Exhibit “A”, is hereby approved and adopted by the City of Culver City.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this day of August, 2024.
YASMINE-IMANI MCMORRIN, Mayor
City of Culver City, California
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
JEREMY BOCCHINO HEATHER BAKER
City Clerk City Attorney