RESOLUTION R2022-__
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NAPA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE UPDATED CITY OF NAPA HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN AND DETERMINING THAT THE ACTIONS AUTHORIZED BY THIS RESOLUTION ARE EXEMPT FROM CEQA WHEREAS, The City of Napa, a California charter city, recently updated the City of Napa Hazard Mitigation Plan (“HMP”); and WHEREAS, City of Napa recognizes the updated HMP as the official hazard mitigation plan for the City; and WHEREAS, the City of Napa has gathered information and prepared the updated HMP in accordance with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requirements at 44 CFR § 201.6; and WHEREAS, the updated HMP recognizes the threat that natural hazards pose to people and property throughout Napa and provides additional information specific to the City, with a focus on providing additional details on the planning process, risk assessment, and mitigation strategy for this community; and WHEREAS, the City of Napa has reviewed its updated HMP and affirms that the plan actions should reduce the potential for harm to people and property from future hazard occurrences within the community; and WHEREAS, the U.S. Congress passed the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (“Disaster Mitigation Act”) emphasizing the need for pre-disaster mitigation of potential hazards; and WHEREAS, the Disaster Mitigation Act made available mitigation grants to state and local governments; and WHEREAS, an adopted HMP is required as a condition of future funding for mitigation projects under multiple FEMA pre- and post-disaster mitigation grant programs; and WHEREAS, the City of Napa fully participated in the FEMA-prescribed mitigation planning process to prepare this updated HMP; and WHEREAS, the residents were afforded opportunities to comment and provide input in the updated HMP and the mitigation actions in the HMP; and WHEREAS, the City of Napa is an eligible sub-applicant to the State of California under FEMA’s hazard mitigation grant program guidance; and WHEREAS, the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), and the FEMA Region IX officials have reviewed the updated HMP, and approved it contingent upon adoption of the HMP by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City of Napa desires to comply with the requirements of the Disaster Mitigation Act and to augment its emergency planning efforts by formally adopting the updated HMP; and WHEREAS, adoption of the HMP by the City Council of the City of Napa demonstrates its commitment to fulfilling the mitigation goals and objectives outlined in the updated HMP; and WHEREAS, adoption of the HMP helps to coordinate the responsible agencies to carry out their responsibilities under the updated HMP.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Napa, as follows:
The City Council hereby finds that the facts set forth in the recitals to this Resolution are true and correct, and establish the factual basis for the City Council’s adoption of this Resolution.
2. The City Council hereby determines that the actions authorized by this Resolution are exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies) and Section 15061(b)(3) (common sense exemption) because it can be seen with certainty that the adoption of the HMP will not have a significant effect on the environment as the HMP is a planning study which informs the City of hazard vulnerabilities and possible future actions to mitigate risks, and adoption of the HMP is not a commitment to any future action, nor is it a decision to approve, adopt, or fund any of the potential mitigation actions identified in the HMP.
3. The City Council hereby adopts the updated City of Napa Hazard Mitigation Plan, as approved by FEMA and Cal OES, as the City’s official mitigation plan, attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by reference.
4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Napa at a public meeting of said City Council held on the 17th day of May, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST: ________________________
Tiffany Carranza
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
_________________________
Michael W. Barrett
City Attorney
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