HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-25RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles, Washington,
to renew and adopt updates to the Clallam County Hazard Mitigation
Plan.
The Port Angeles City Council finds as follows:
1. Exposure to natural and human -caused hazards increases risks to public health,
property, critical infrastructure, the environment, and the economy.
2. Pro -active mitigation of known hazards can reduce those risks.
3. A hazard mitigation plan approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) and adopted by the local jurisdiction is required as a condition for Clallam
County to be eligible for federal hazard mitigation grant funds under the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act, as amended by the Disaster Mitigation
Act of 2000.
4. The most recent Multi -Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan adopted by Clallam
County in January 2020 expired on January 25, 2025.
5. Work to revise and update a multi -jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan began in
August 2023 and continued throughout 2024. The revision process included input
from multiple jurisdictions and other Clallam County stakeholders, and from the
public based upon two public surveys, a County website the updated the progress of
the work and sought public comment, advertised public events held throughout
Clallam County and public comment period in December 2024.
6. The completed and revised plan was submitted on January 23, 2025 to the
Washington State Department of Emergency Management and FEMA Region X
simultaneously for their review and approval.
7. FEMA approved Clallam County's Multi -Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
Update (2024) on July 14, 2025 subject to an adoption resolution by Clallam
County.
8. The Board of Clallam County Commissioners approved the Multi -Jurisdictional
Hazard Mitigation Plan Update (2024) on September 30, 2025.
9. The Multi -Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Update (2024) consists of the Base
Plan and attached Appendices that is available to read on the Clallam County
website at Hazard Mitigation Plan Update I Clallam County, WA, under the link
named Clallam County Multi -Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan — Volume
1.pdf.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Port
Angeles, Washington, in consideration of the above findings of fact:
A. The Port Angeles City Council hereby adopts its designated portion of the Clallam
County Hazard Mitigation Plan; and
B. The City of Port Angeles will continue to participate in the future updating and
expansion of the Clallam County Hazard Mitigation Plan; and
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 5' day of November 2025.
Kate Dexter., Mayor
ATTEST:
Kari Martinez -Bailey, City
APPR ED AS TO FORM-
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William E. Bloor, City Attorney