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REQUEST FOR COUNCI L ACTION Date: December 19,2005 Item No.: 3.d Department Approval: Mana+�er,�ppro�ral- Agenda Section: ��- - �� C�n�ent Itern Description: RAMSEY COUNTY ALL-HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN BACKGROUND The Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires every county and community in the nation to create a pre- disaster mitigation plan. The Act states that such an effort "reinforces the importance of mitigation planning in both pre and post-disaster situations and emphasizes planning for disasters before they occur." These plans must be coordinated with neighboring communities, and must address a myriad of possible hazards such as extreme temperatures, infectious diseases, precipitation, severe summer storms and tornadoes, technological hazards and, of course, terrorism and domestic preparedness. Mitigation plans were due to the federal government on or before November 1,2004. Adoption of the Ramsey County All-Hazard Mitigation Plan will make our city eligible to receive Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) project grants and Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) F Grant Program grants The City of Roseville Emergency Management Division worked in concert with Ramsey County Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security to develop an all-hazard mitigation planning process as established under the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, Pub. L. No. 106-390. The Roseville City Council on October'[1, 2004, adopted by resolution--Resolution No. 10251--to participate in the Ramsey County All-Hazards Mitigation Planning process. The plan was completed in mid-2005, and submitted for approval to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the State of Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Both agencies subsequently approved the plan for Ramsey County and municipal partners that chose to adopt the plan. Staff recommends the adoption by resolution, the Ramsey County-Wide All-Hazard Mitigation Plan PROPOSED ACTION Upon approval from the Council, adopt by resolution, the Ramsey County-Wide All-Hazard Plan FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS Adoption of the Rarnsey County All-Hazard Mitigation Plan will make our city eligible to receive Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) project grants and Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Grant Program grants, STAFF RECOMMENDATION The Ramsey County All-Hazard Mitigation Plan has been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and by the State of Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for Ramsey County. Staff recommends that Council adopt the plan as the City of Roseville All-Hazard Mitigation Plan. COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED Adopt by resolution, the Ramsey County-Wide All-Hazard Plan.