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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2013.01.23 - 20680MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #13004 January 23, 2013 By:, General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson IN RE: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - HOMELAND SECURITY DIVISION- HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN ADOPTION TO: OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS Oakland County, Michigan, is subject to flooding, tornadoes, winter storms, and other natural, technological, and human hazards; and WHEREAS the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Hazard Mitigation Grant Program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency provides grants to implement long-term hazard mitigation measures before and after a disaster; and WHEREAS per M.R. #11115 grant funding in an amount up to $177,389.20 was accepted from the State of Michigan to complete this plan; and WHEREAS to remain eligible to receive mitigation monies, Oakland County prepared a Hazard Mitigation Plan (the "PLAN") for the County and all communities in the County; and WHEREAS the Plan is a tool for reducing the risks from natural and man made hazards and for providing a guide to commit resources that will reduce the effects of the hazards; and WHEREAS the Oakland County Homeland Security Division and Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), comprised of representatives from the County, cities, townships, villages, and stakeholder organizations, has prepared a Hazard Mitigation Plan and reviewed along with community residents, business owners, schools, local agencies the options to protect people and reduce damage from hazards; and WHEREAS the Plan as an official document of the County and the communities therein; and WHEREAS the LEPC has been established as the County Hazard Mitigation Coordinating Committee, pursuant to the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (PL-106-390) and associated regulations (44CFR 210.6); and NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners adopts the Hazard Mitigation Plan as an official Plan of Oakland County. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the LEPC is established as the permanent community hazard mitigation planning advisory group. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Homeland Security Division is charged with the supervising the implementation of the Plan's recommendations within the funding limitations as provided by Oakland County and other sources. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Homeland Security Division shall convene the hazard mitigation planning advisory group annually to review the plan, conduct a hazard analysis, review action item progress, and provide recommendation for new projects. Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. GENE/\L GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. U,S, Department of Homeland Security Tzc'gion V 516 South Clark Stroet, Floor 6 Chicgo, IL 60605 NCH 30 2012 FEMA HOME:1 A:Y:1 SrICURIT Nll DEC 12 A IC: Mr, Matt Schnepp State Hazard Mitigation Officer Michigan State Police Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division 4000 Collins Rd Lansing, MI 48910 Dear MrArrepp: Thank you for submitting the Oakland County Hazard Mitigation Plan for our review. The plan was reviewed based on the local plan criteria contained in 44 CFR Part 201, as authorized by the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000. The Oakland County plan met the required criteria for a multi-jurisdiction hazard mitigation plan. Fonual approval of this plan is contingent upon the adoption of the current version of the plan by the county and all participating jurisdictions. Once FEMA Region V receives documentation of adoption we will send a letter of official approval to your office. We look forward to receiving the adoption documentation and completing the approval process for the Oakland County plan, If you or the community has any questions, please contact Kirstin Kuenzi at (312) 408- 4460. Sincerely, 6fte4„4„e__ Christine Stack, Director Mitigation Division www.ferna.gov Title of Plan: Hazard Mitigation Plan I Date of Plan: I 7/26/2012 Address: 1200 N, Telegraph Rd., Rldg 47 west Pontiac, MI 48341 Jurisdiction: Oakland County, Michigan Local Point of Contact ara Stoddard Title; Emergency Management Chief Date; Title: Local Hazard Mitigation Spciallst State Reviewer: Mike Sobocinskl Date: 11/26/2012 EIVZD Vim-Agar, slate porgx L C 03 2012 APPENDIX A: LOCAL MITIGATION PLAN REVIEW TOOL Emerganoy Mgmt & Homeland Securily Df The Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool demonstrates how the Local Mitigation Plan meets the regulation in 44 CFR §201,6 and offers States and FEMA Mitigation Planners an opportunity to provide feedback to the community. • TheFttgulation Checklist provides a summary of FEMA's evaluation of whether the Plan has addressed all requirements, • The Plan Assessment identifies the plan's strengths as well as documents areas for future Improvement, • The Multi-jurisdiction Surnmat is an optional worksheet that can be used to document how each jurisdiction met the requirements of the each Element of the Plan (Planning Process; Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment; Mitigation Strategy; Plan Review, Evaluation, and Implementation; and Plan Adoption), The FEMA Mitigation Planner must reference this Local Mitigation Plan Review Guide when completing the Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool, ency: " Oakland County Homeland Security Division Phone Number: 248-858-5080 Stoddards@oakgov.com Melia FEMA Reviewer: Kirstin Kuenzl Date Received in FEMA Region (insert Plan Not Approved , Plan Approvable Pending Adoption Title: Community Planning Specialist 9/4/2012 X Plan Approved Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool A-1 A-2 Local SECTION 1: REGULATION CHECKLIST INSTRUCTIONS: The Regulation Checklist must be completed by FEMA. The purpose of the Checklist is to identify the location of relevant or applicable content in the Plan by Element/sub-element and to determine if each requirement has been 'Met' or 'Not Met.' The 'Required Revisions' summary at the bottom of each Element must be completed by FEMA to provide a clear explanation of the revisions that are required for plan approval. Required revisions must be explained for each plan sub-element that is 'Not Met.' Sub- elements should be referenced In each summary by using the appropriate numbers (Al, 83, etc.), where applicable. Requirements for each Element and sub-element are described in detail In this Plan Review Guide In Section 4, Regulation Checklist. _ 1. REGULATION CHECKLIST Location in Plan [scalar, rifidhlr Not RegulatiOn (44 u R •,01 6 Luc .11 rani; 4 tiui i l'idn...) poge number) Met met ELEMENT A. PLANNING PROCESS Al. Does the Plan document the planning process, including how it Section 1.1, was prepared and who was Involved in the process for each Acknowledgements, Jurisdiction? (Requirement §201.6(c)(1)) pp. 14-25 A2. Does the Plan document an opportunity for neighboring Section 1.1, communities, local and regional agencies involved in hazard mitigation activities, agencies that have the authority to regulate development as well as other interests to be involved in the planning process? (Requirement §201.6(b)(2)) A. Does the Plan document how the public was involved fn the Section 2.3.5, planning process during the drafting stage? (Requirement Public Outreach, )( §201.6(b)(1)) .. - - A4. Does the Plan describe the review and incorporation of existing Section 2.2.2, plans, studies, reports, and technical information? (Requirement Existing Plans and §201.6(b)(3)) _ Pro: rams, pp. 28 AS. Is there discussion of how the community(les) will continue Section 2.5, Plan public participation in the plan maintenance process? (Requirement Adaptiim . pp, 35-36 §201.6(c)(4)(iii)) AS. is there a description of the method and schedule for keeping the Section 2.6, Plan plan current (monitoring, evaluating and Updating the mitigation plan Maintenance, pp. within a S-year cycle)? (Requirement §201.5(c)(4)(i)) 111 FLEW. T iNIUE ZED REVISIONS 36 , • ELEMENT B. HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT ' itigation Plan Review Tool 1. REGULATION CHECKLIST location in Plan (5 eCtii:01 andfor Not Reguration (44 0-1-1, 201L. I orAl iv1111,::,Aliori P1,31P0 paw: number) Met MA Si. Does the Plan include a description of the type, location, and Section 4.1 -4. extent of all natural hazards that can affect each jurisdiction(s)? Civil Disturbances- (Requirement §201.6(c)(2)(1)) Weapons of Mass Destruction, pp. 45- 106 82. Does the Plan include information on previous occurrences of Section 4, Hazard hazard events and on the probability of future hazard events for each History, pp. 45 jurisdiction? (Requirement §201.6(c)(2) I) 63, is there a description of each identified hazard's impact on the Section 5.2.1 - community as well as an overall summary of the community's 5.3.29, Addison vulnerability for each jurisdiction? (Requirement §201.6(c)(2)(ii)) Township-West Bloomfield School District, pp. 1I1- 41 84. Does the Plan address NFIP Insured structures within the Section 4.8.2, jurisdiction that have been repetitively damaged by floods? Riverine Flooding- (Requirement §201.6(c)(2)(11)) Repetitive Loss, pp. 65-66 ELEMENT8LfIEQUIRED REVISIONS - ELEMENT C. MITIGATION STRATEGY - Cl. Does the plan document each jurisdiction's existing authorities, Section 5.2, I- policies, programs and resources and its ability to expand on and 5,3.29, Addison improve these existing policies and programs? (Requirement Township-West §201.8(c)(3)) Bloomfield School District, pp. 111- 141 C2. Does the Plan address each jurisdiction's participation in the NFIP r Section 4.8.2, X and continued compliance with NFIP requirements, as appropriate? Riverine Flooding- (Requirement §201.6(c)(3)(11}) NFIP Participation, pp, 63-64 C3. Does the Plan Include goals to reduce/avoid long-term Section 6.1, Goals vulnerabilities to the identified hazards? (Requirement and Objectives, pp. §.201,6(c)(3)(1)) - 155 ..... C4. Does the Plan identify and analyze a comprehensive range of Section 6.3,1, X. specific mitigation actions and projects for each jurisdiction being Community considered to reduce the effects of hazards, with emphasis on new Identified and existing buildings and infrastructure? (Requirement Mitigation §201.6(c)(3)(11)) Strategies, pp. 157- 186 CS. Does the Plan contain an action plan that describes how the Section 7, Action actions identified will be prioritized (including cost benefit review), Plans, pp. 199-210 implemented, and administered by each jurisdiction? (Requirement §201.6(c)(3)(iv)); (Requirement §201.6(c)(3)(iiin Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool A-3 Not Met 1, REGULATION CHECKLIST R*?tilation (44 CR 20) Lf..ycol ivlitivotio) Location in Plan ti()11.1fitlirir pdge iiitinbei*j Met Section 6,4, Alternatives Selected, pp, 195- 198 CO. Does the Plan describe a process by which local governments will integrate the requirements of the mitigation plan into other planning mechanisms, such as comprehensive or capital improvement plans, when appropriate? (Requirement 5201,6(c)(4)(ii}) ELEMENT C: REgUIRED REVISIONS ELEMENT D. PLAN REVIEW, EVALUATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION (applicabl Only) o plan updates Dl. Was the plan revised to reflect changes in development? (Requirement §201.6(d)(8)) Section 33 & 3.4, Land Use Patterns & Transportation Network, pp. 40-41 Section 6.5, Recommended Mitigation Actions, Pp. 199-201 Section 2.4.1-2.4.3, Surveys- Community Meetings, pp. 32-35 D2. Was the plan revised to reflect progress in local mitigation efforts? (Requirement §201.6(d)(3)} D3. Was the plan revised to reflect changes in priorities? (Requirement §201.6(d)(3)) ELEMENT D: REQUIRED REVISIONS ELEMENT E. PLAN ADOPTION El. Does the Plan include documentation that the plan has been formally adopted by the governing body of the jurisdiction requestin approval? (Requirement §201.6(c)(5)) Pending review an approval **Joclucles templates for adoption E2. For multi-jurisdictional plans, has each jurisdiction requesting N/A approval of the plan documented formal plan adoption? (Requirement §201.6(c)(5)) ELEMENT E: REQUIRED REVISIONS ELEMENT F. ADDITIONAL STATE REQUIREMENTS (OPTIONAL FOR NOT TO BE COMPLETED BY FEMA) Fl. F2, ATE REVIEWERS ONLY; A-4 Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool 1. REGULATION CHECKLIST Location in Plan Regulation (44 CJ R 201 6 !ornl iti,Iii1 Plo9.) (5,er tint) ,ifulior page number) Not Met Met ELEMENT F: REQUIRED REVISIONS itigation Plan Review Tool A-5 Local SECTION 2: PLAN ASSESSMENT A. Plan Strengths and Opportunities for Improvement This section provides a discussion of the strengths of the plan document and identifies areas where these could be improved beyond minimum requirements. Element A: Planning Process The plan details a wide variety of stakeholder involvement (240 participants) and lists all jurisdictions involved in plan-making. Representatives from each jurisdiction were present enabling hazards to be discussed on a community-by-community basis, Oakland County also utilized input from educational facilities and surrounding school districts. This was impressive; the diversity of participation methods—induding surveys, interviews, newsletters, and workshops—was also strong. The plan's advisory committee met 3 times throughout 2011 with specific written agendas for each meeting (risk analysis, mitigation strategies, action plan) which kept the process moving in a timely manner. Element El: Hazard identification and Risk Assessment The vulnerability assessment and ranking was a large portion of the plan's hazard identification. Mapping was a heavily used asset to complement these assessments (divided into hazard summary maps and vulnerability maps), and figures included land use patterns as well as transportation and development trends. The plan does a good job of projecting future assessments in terms of transportation, flooding, infrastructure failure, and extreme temperatures. Other tables and charts are also utilized to visualize mitigation strategy and community ranking systems. The plan lacks any description of potential dollar losses to structures; each hazard contains an economic impact statement but this is a more generalized estimation, For a hazard such as flooding, it is indeed possible to produce these more specific and precise details. Element C: Mitigation Strategy Mitigation goals and objectives from the 2005 hazard plan are described and success rates for each community's prior strategies are reported. Three goals had been highlighted: to improve pubtic and private organizational preparedness, to improve public and private organizational response capabilities, and to improve public education and awareness. Although these are all important aspects of hazard planning, the afore-mentioned goals are more preparedness-driven than mitigation-driven. I appreciated that the advisory committee commented on page 27 that "they reviewed this set of goals during their November 29, 2011, workshop and determined that the 2005 goals and objectives were applicable but too vague". Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool A-6 Updates to these strategies were selected and prioritized by community. Once again, many goals are for preparedness (public safety, education, training, etc.) although some such as building codes, road and driveway repair, and the construction of warming and cooling centers are mitigation tactics. The plan states that there are 24 new mitigation strategies but! would not agree due to multiple examples of redundancy; "11. Encourage residents to create family escape plans and disaster supply kits" is, essentially, the same strategy as "23. Educate residents to prepare family disaster plans and supply kits". Section 5 details action items to accomplish these goals as described by funding resources, schedule for implementation, and further initiatives. The action plan could be stronger, but all bases were covered. Plan flow was easy to comprehend. Element D: Plan Update, Evaluation, and Implementation (Plan Updates Only) Constant attention must be made towards a vision of community resilience. This Is written as an update for a 2005 Hazard Mitigation Plan, although In order to be truly considered an update a plan must be reviewed, resubmitted, and reapproved every five years (2010). Oakland County does at/ne Job in the 2012 HMP of evaluating their past plan and then incorporating positive aspects of it, while reprioritizing items that are unnecessary or unfinished. Although, I did not see any documentation of annual reviews or committee involvement the years of 2006-2010 so 1am wondering if these reviews took place. This new plan states in Section 2.6 Plan Maintenance that the Oakland County Homeland Security Division staff as well as the Local Emergency Planning Committee will periodically review this plan for changes during implementation which is great. B. Resources for Implementing Your Approved Plan For your benefit, I recommend a more succinct description of cost under each action item. Currently it states how costs will accumulate (staff time, trainings, mileage, supplies, etc.) but not a dollar amount. It might be helpful for you to delineate cost so that you know how HMA funding can assist- as well as how other Federal agencies can get involved. Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool A-7 Resolution #13004 January 23, 2013 Moved by Dwyer supported by McGillivray the resolutions on the amended Consent Agenda be adopted. AYES: Dwyer, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Hatchett, Hoffman, Jackson, Matis, McGillivray, Middleton, Quarles, Runestad, Scott, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bosnic, Crawford. (19) NAYS: None. (0) A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions on the amended Consent Agenda were adopted. 1 HEHL,r: .-r-RovEmos FIACA..UTION CHIEF Dc.PUT' COUNTY 2;001.JTIVE ACTING PUF: kIT TO MCL 45.559A (7) STATE OF MICHIGAN) COUNTY OF OAKLAND) I, Lisa Brown, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on January 23, 2013, with the original record thereof now remaining in my office. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at Pontiac. Michigan this 23 rd day of January, 2013. Xd-gee/ Lisa Brown, Oakland County