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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION 2013 -032
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA, RECOMMENDING KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH 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, FEMA disaster recovery funding and grant programs require regular updates to
the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Seward Bear Creek Flood Service Area (SBCFSA) 2013 Local Hazard
Mitigation Plan (LHMP) supplements the Kenai Peninsula Borough's (KPB) Multi - Jurisdictional
All- Hazard Mitigation Plan as annex I; 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 Hazard Mitigation Plan; 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;
and
WHEREAS, on May 7, 2013 the Planning and Zoning Commission approved Resolution
2013 -09 recommending the City Council support the Kenai Peninsula Borough approval of the
SBCFSA Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA that:
Section 1. The Seward City Council hereby supports the Kenai Peninsula Borough's
%r.p approval of the Seward Bear Creek Flood Service Area 2013 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan update.
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION 2013 -032
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Seward, Alaska, this 13 day of
May, 2013.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
David Seaward, ay r
AYES: Valdatta, Bardarson, Keil, Shafer, Terry, Seaward
NOES: None
ABSENT: Casagranda
ABSTAIN: None
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Council Agenda Statement
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Meeting Date: May 13, 2013 '►a�ao
Through: Jim Hunt, City Manager 40.7 Lp
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From: Donna Glenz, Planner
Agenda Item: Council Support of the Kenai Peninsula Borough approval of the Seward
Bear Creek Flood Service Area (SBCFSA) 2013 Local Hazard Mitigation
Plan (LHMP) update.
BACKGROUND & JUSTIFICATION:
Seward Bear Creek Flood Service Area (SBCFSA) is in the process of updating the Local Hazard
Mitigation Plan (LHMP) which is annex I of the multi - jurisdictional Kenai Peninsula Hazard
Mitigation Plan. SBCFSA received a grant to review and update the LHMP and hired URS
Consultants; meetings for the update began in September 2012. The plan addresses emergencies and
mitigation measures for earthquakes, floods, wildfires, tsunamis and severe weather events,
avalanches and erosion hazards that pose high risk to the SBCFSA.
The Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Annex (LHMP) will facilitate proactive, sustainable flood risk
adaptation practices and mitigation projects in the Seward /Bear Creek Flood Service Area. The plan
incorporates a comprehensive evaluation of flood risk (physical, economic and social), that will
improve upon the previous assessments that focused predominately on flood hazards. In addition to
assessing present day risks, the study also considers the potential impacts of climate change and how
that may evolve the risk over time. The plan utilizes the HAZUS -MH MR4 flood module to quantify
risk(s) within the SBCFSA and identifies a prioritized list of mitigation projects within the SBCFSA.
INTENT: Provide a recommendation to the Kenai Peninsula Borough to approve the Seward Bear
Creek Flood Service Area 2013 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan update.
CONSISTENCY CHECKLIST: Yes No N/A
Comprehensive Plan:
1 The Comprehensive Plan supports the value of a safe community and a X
feeling of security. (Public Safety, Volume 1, page 14
Strategic Plan:
2. The Strategic Plan supports Mitigation of Flood Hazards and to Plan and X
Prepare for Natural Disasters. Page 11
3. Other (list):
FISCAL NOTE:
The City of Seward will have no costs associated with this recommendation of support for the
SBCFSA LHMP update.
Approved by Finance Department: Y4,
ATTORNEY REVIEW: Yes No X
The full Seward Bear Creek Flood Service Area (SBCFSA) 2013 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
(LHMP) is available for review through the Borough Clerk's and Planning departments, both of
which can be reached from www.borough.kenai.ak.us. Or Below is a link to an FTP site containing
the final draft of the SBCFSA Hazard Mitigation Plan.
ftp: / /ftp.borough.kenai .ak.us /Planning /Draft %2OHMP /
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Resolution 2013 - 0 recommending the Kenai Peninsula Borough approval of the
Seward Bear Creek Flood Service Area 2013 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan update.