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RESOLUTIONNO. RES-2021-220
RESOLUTIONOF THE COUNCIL OFTHE CITY OFSANTA ROSATO (1) ADOPT VOLUME 1 OFTHE SONOMACOUNTY MULTIJURISDICTIONAL HAZARD
MITIGATION PLAN, DATED OCTOBER2021, AND (2) UPDATE THE LOCAL HAZARD
MITIGATION PLAN BY ADOPTINGTHE CITY OFSANTA ROSAANNEX TO VOLUME 2 OFTHE SONOMA COUNTY MULTIJURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN, DATED OCTOBER2021, AND THE APPENDICESTO VOLUME 2 OFTHE SONOMA
COUNTY MULTIJURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN, DATED OCTOBER2021
WHEREAS, theCity of SantaRosarecognizesthethreatthatnaturalhazardsposeto peopleandpropertywithin SantaRosa; and
WHEREAS, theCity recognizesthatproactivemitigationof knownhazardsbeforea disastereventcanreduceor eliminatelong-termrisk to peopleandproperty; and WHEREAS, TheDisasterMitigation Act of 2000 (PublicLaw 106-390) establishednew requirementsfor pre- andpost-disasterhazardmitigationprograms; and WHEREAS, onMarch13, 2012, theCounciladoptedtheCity’s first LocalHazard Mitigation PlanasanAnnexto theAssociationof BayAreaGovernments’ (ABAG) Hazard Mitigation Plan, meaningthatit tieredoff theABAG HazardMitigation Plan; and WHEREAS, onJanuary10, 2017, theCounciladoptedthecurrentCity of SantaRosa LocalHazardMitigation Planin compliancewith theCaliforniaDepartmentof Emergency Services (Cal OES) andtheFederalEmergencyManagementAgency (FEMA) 5-yearupdate requirement; and
WHEREAS, onAugust22, 2018, City ManagerSeanMcGlynnsignedaLetterof Commitmentto theStateHazardMitigation Officer to be aparticipatingjurisdictionin the SonomaCountyMultijurisdictionalHazardMitigation Planningprojectwhich wouldalsoserve asa five-yearupdateto theCity of SantaRosaSantaRosaLocalHazardMitigation Plan; and WHEREAS, in 2019, PermitSonoma, theCountyof Sonoma’s landuseplanningand permittingdepartment, appliedfor andreceiveda FEMA HazardMitigation Assistancegrantfor thepreparationof a Multijurisdictional HazardMitigation Plan (MJHMP); thegrantcovers75 percentof thecostof developingtheplan, with participatingplanningpartnerscoveringthe remaining25percentthroughin-kind matching, suchasstafftime; and WHEREAS, City staff, alongwith a coalitionof SonomaCountystakeholderswas formedto poolresourcesandcreateconsistentmitigationstrategiesto beimplementedwithin eachpartnersidentifiedcapabilities, within theSonomaCountyPlanningArea; and WHEREAS, on July 13, 2021, theMJHMP draft wasreleasedfor public review; and Attachment 5
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WHEREAS, onJuly 21, 2021, a virtual publicworkshopwasheldto providean overviewof theplanandsolicit feedback; and
WHEREAS, theMJHMP stakeholderscompletedaplanningprocessthatengagedthe public, assessedtherisk andvulnerabilityto theimpactsof naturalhazards, developeda mitigationstrategyconsistentwith a setof uniform goalsandobjectives, andcreateda planfor implementing, evaluating, andrevisingthis strategy; and WHEREAS, theMJHMP identifiesmitigationgoalsandactionsto reduceor eliminate long-termrisk to peopleandpropertyin SantaRosaandCountywidefrom theimpactsof future naturalhazardsanddisasters; and
WHEREAS, onAugust6, 2021, theDraft MJHMP wassubmittedto Cal OESand FEMA for review; and
WHEREAS, onSeptember2, 2021, theMJHMP stakeholdersreceivedfeedbackfrom Cal OESandFEMA which resultedin minor editsto theMJHMP andaresubmittalof the documentsto Cal OESandFEMA for approval; and
WHEREAS, onSeptember27, 2021, Cal OESandFEMA approvedtheMJHMP pending adoptionby theCity Council; and
WHEREAS, afteradoptionby theCity Council, theMJHMP will beresubmittedto Cal OESandFEMA for final approvalandadoptionandwill beincorporatedinto theCity’s General Planupdateprocess (SantaRosaForward); and
WHEREAS, adoptionof theCity of SantaRosaAnnexandAppendicesincludedwithin Volume2 of theMJHMP, datedOctober2021, will serveasanupdateto theexistingLHMP; and
WHEREAS, adoptionby theCity CouncildemonstratestheCity’s commitmentto hazard mitigationandachievingthegoalsoutlinedin theMJHMP, increasingtheresiliencyof the infrastructure, health, housing, economy, governmentservices, education, andlandusesystems within theCity, in collaborationwith surroundingjurisdictions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVEDthatbasedonthefollowing findingsand determinationsandtherecordof theseproceedingstheCouncilof theCity of SantaRosa (1) adoptsVolume1 of theMJHMP and (2) updatestheCity of SantaRosaLHMP by adoptingthe City of SantaRosaAnnexto Volume2 of theMJHMP datedOctober2021, andtheAppendices to Volume2 of theMJHMP datedOctober2021, anddirectstheirimplementation.
BE IT FURTHERRESOLVEDthattheCouncilof theCity of SantaRosafinds the following:
A. Adoptionof theMJHMP andupdatingtheLHMP areactivitiesconsistentwith thegoals andpoliciesof theSantaRosaGeneralPlan, andall SpecificPlansin thattheMJHMP Reso. No. RES-2021-220
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andupdatedLHMP provideupdateddataandmitigationstrategiesto addressrisk related to naturalhazards; and
B. Adoptionof theMJHMP andupdatingtheLHMP would notbedetrimentalto thepublic interest, health, safety, convenience, or welfareof theCity in thattheseplansstriveto improveandenhancepublic readinessfor disasterandprovidemitigationstrategies; and C. Theadoptionof Volume1 of theMJHMP datedOctober2021, andupdatingtheLHMP by adoptionof theCity of SantaRosaAnnexto Volume2 of theMJHMP, datedOctober 2021, andtheAppendicesto Volume2 of theMJHMP, datedOctober2021, hasbeen reviewedin accordancewith theCaliforniaEnvironmentalQualityAct (CEQA) andis exemptfrom CEQAbecauseit is nota “project” pursuantto CEQA Guidelinessection 15378 (b) in thatit doesnotinvolve anycommitmentto anyspecificprojectwhichmay resultin apotentiallysignificantphysicalimpacton theenvironment. In addition, or in thealternative, adoptionof theMJHMP andLHMP is exemptfrom CEQApursuantto CEQAGuidelines, Section15061(b)3, in thatit canbeseenwith certaintythatthereis no possibilitythattheactivitiesin questionmayhaveasignificanteffectontheenvironment andthereforearenot subjectto CEQA.
TheMJHMP andLHMP areconsistentwith theCity of SantaRosaGeneralPlan, involve feasibilityandplanningstudies, consistof datacollectionandresearch, anddo nothave thepotentialfor causingasignificanteffectontheenvironment. Any futureprojects arisingfrom mitigationactivitiesincludedin theMJHMP or updatedLHMP will undergo additionalCEQA review.
BE IT FURTHERRESOLVEDthattheCouncilfurtherdirectsthat:
1. Staffwill incorporatetheadoptedMJHMP andupdatedLHMP into theCity’s General PlanUpdateprocess (SantaRosaForward) consistentwith statelaw andwill file necessarydocumentationwith theCaliforniaGovernor’s Office of EmergencyServices to confirm incorporationof the2021MJHMP andupdatedLHMP into theGeneralPlan to maintaineligibility for StateandFederalfunding; and
2. City departmentsidentifiedwithin theMJHMP andLHMP shallcollaboratewith other SonomaCountyjurisdictionsto pursueimplementationof themitigationactions subject to thelimitationsof availablefundingandresourcesandshallseekadditionaloutside sourcesof fundingwherefeasible.
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3. Staff will provideanannualreportsummarizingimplementationof theplansaspartof theGeneralPlanAnnualReportpreparedby PlanningandEconomicDevelopment.
IN COUNCIL DULY PASSEDthis 7th dayof December, 2021.
AYES: ( 6) Mayor C. Rogers, Vice Mayor Alvarez, CouncilMembersFleming N. Rogers, Schwedhelm, Tibbetts
NOES: ( 0)
ABSENT: ( 1) CouncilMemberSawyer
ABSTAIN: ( 0)
ATTEST: _________________________ APPROVED: ______________________________ City Clerk Mayor
APPROVEDAS TO FORM: ________________________
City Attorney
Chris Rogers ( Dec 13, 2021 11:59 PST)
RES-2021-220 (CityCouncil12/07/2021)
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