RESOLUTION NO. ___-2026
RESOLUTION OF THE FORT BRAGG CITY COUNCIL ADOPTING 2026 MENDOCINO COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN: CITY OF FORT BRAGG PLANNING PARTNER ANNEX WHEREAS, the Fort Bragg City Council recognizes the threat that natural hazards pose to people and property within the City of Fort Bragg; and WHEREAS, the City of Fort Bragg has prepared a multi-hazard mitigation plan, hereby known as Mendocino County Hazard Mitigation Plan: City of Fort Bragg Planning Partner Annex, 2026, in accordance with federal laws, including Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended; the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended; and the National Dam Safety Program Act, as amended; and the FEMA requirements at 44 C.F.R201.6; and WHEREAS, the Mendocino County Hazard Mitigation Plan: City of Fort Bragg Planning Partner Annex, 2026, identifies mitigation goals and actions to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property in the City of Fort Bragg from impacts of future hazards and disasters; and WHEREAS, adoption by the City Council demonstrates its commitment to hazard mitigation and achieving the goals outlined in Mendocino County Hazard Mitigation Plan: City of Fort Bragg Planning Partner Annex, 2026; and WHEREAS, the adoption of the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) because it is not a project pursuant to Title 14, the California Code of Regulations (“CEQA Guidelines”) Section 15378 because it does not authorize construction or have the potential to result in physical changes to the environment or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical changes to the environment. Individual projects identified in the plan will undergo environmental review before implementation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, DETERMINED, AND FOUND as follows; The Recitals set forth above are true and correct and incorporated herein as findings.
The Fort Bragg City Council adopts Mendocino County Hazard Mitigation Plan: City of Fort Bragg Planning Partner Annex, 2026, as approved by FEMA. Subsequent plan updates following the approval period for this plan will require separate adoption resolutions.
The above and foregoing Resolution was introduced by Councilmember ________, seconded by Councilmember ________, and passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Fort Bragg held on the 14th day of September 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
RECUSED:
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Jason Godeke, Mayor
ATTEST:
Diana Paoli
City Clerk
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