RESOLUTION NO. 2025-08-XXXX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN WHEREAS, the City of Signal Hill is vulnerable to natural hazards which may result in loss of life and property, economic hardships, and threats to public health and safety; and WHEREAS, Section 322 of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) requires state and local governments to develop and submit for approval a mitigation plan that outlines processes for identifying their respective natural hazards, risks, and vulnerabilities; and WHEREAS, the City of Signal Hill acknowledges the requirements of Section 322 of DMA 2000 to update the 2018 Hazard Mitigation Plan in order to be eligible for pre- and post-disaster federal hazard mitigation grant funds; and WHEREAS, the City of Signal Hill 2025 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan was developed by a Planning Team with representatives from City departments and partner agencies, in an open planning process to the public and a broad range of stakeholders; and WHEREAS, a public involvement process consistent with the requirements of DMA 2000 was conducted to develop the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan; and WHEREAS, the 2025 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan recommends mitigation activities that will reduce losses to life and property affected by natural hazards that face the City; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), City staff have determined that the adoption of the 2025 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan is covered by the general rule, pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines (14 CCR§ 15061(b)(3)), that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, and City Staff found that there is no possible significant effect directly related to the Project. Furthermore, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15262 and 15269 provide additional guidance, in the context, that the Project is a planning study that does not tacitly approve projects that would otherwise require independent environmental review under CEQA.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The 2025 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan for the City of Signal Hill is hereby approved and adopted PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Signal Hill, California, on this 26th day of August, 2025. ________________________________
KEIR JONES
MAYOR
ATTEST:
DARITZA GONZALEZ
CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )ss
CITY OF SIGNAL HILL )
I, DARITZA GONZALEZ, City Clerk of the City of Signal Hill, California, hereby certify that Resolution No. 2025-08-XXXX was adopted by the City Council of the City of Signal Hill at a regular meeting held on the 26th day of August 2025, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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DARITZA GONZALEZ
CITY CLERK
Resolution No. 2025-08-XXXX
August 26, 2025