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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION 2013 -09
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, RECOMMENDING COUNCIL
SUPPORT THE KPB APPROVAL OF THE SEWARD BEAR CREEK
FLOOD SERVICE AREA 2013 LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
UPDATE
WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requires all states to
submit a Hazard Mitigation Plan to be eligible for any FEMA funding in disasters; and
WHEREAS, the Seward Bear Creek Flood Service Area (SBCFSA) 2013 Local Hazard
Mitigation Plan (LHMP) supplements the Kenai Peninsula Borough's Multi - Jurisdictional All -
Hazard Mitigation Plan as annex I; and
WHEREAS, FEMA disaster recovery funding and grant programs require regular updates to
the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the KPB on behalf of the SBCFSA received a grant from the Alaska Division
of Homeland Security and Emergency Management in the amount of $230,220 for the purpose of
updating the existing FMP; and
WHEREAS, the SBCFSA's LHMP is a joint planning effort by the SBCFSA Board, City of
Seward, and the Kenai Peninsula Borough; and
WHEREAS, this plan serves as guide for citizens and policy makers in the SBCFSA in order
to mitigate potential natural hazard disaster damages and to ensure public awareness and
involvement; and
WHEREAS, the complete Kenai Peninsula Borough's All- Hazard Mitigation Plan, including
the City of Seward and SBCFSA LHMP annexes, is scheduled for review and adoption July 2016.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA that:
�... Section 1. The Commission recommends Seward City Council support the Kenai Peninsula
Seward Planning and Zoning
Resolution 2013-09
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Borough approval of the Seward Bear Creek Flood Service Area 2013 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Seward,
Alaska, this 7 day of May, 2013.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
Sandie Roach', Chair
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AYES: Fleming, Campestre, McClure, Ecklund, Roach'
NOES: None
ABSENT: Butts
ABSTAIN: None
VACANT: One
ATTEST:
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J o hanna Ke ', CMC
ity Clerk
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