HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-093 - King County Emergency Management - Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Letter of Agreement 10 -093
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King County Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan
MULTI- JURISDICTIONAL MITGATION PLAN
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into by and between King County Office
of Emergency Management and the City of Tukwila committing the jurisdiction's
participation in the process to review, amend, and update a Multi Jurisdictional
Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan, formalizing the planning process, and establishing
a Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee providing for a public involvement process
and setting a schedule for completion, pursuant to the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000
(44 CFR 201.6).
WHEREAS, the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires that for all disasters declared
on or after November 1, 2004, local and tribal government applicants for sub grants following
any disaster, must have an approved local mitigation plan in accordance with 44 CFR 201.6 prior
to receipt of Hazard Mitigation Grant Program project funding; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires that for Hazard Mitigation
Grant Program project funding on or after November 1, 2003, local and tribal government
applicants must have an approved local mitigation plan in accordance with 44 CFR 201.6 prior to
receipt of project funding; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila in partnership with other entities including King County, is
participating in the review, amend, and update of an existing Multi- Jurisdictional Regional
Hazard Mitigation Plan; and
WHEREAS, the local mitigation plan represents the commitment of jurisdictions to reduce risks
from multiple hazards, serving as a guide for decision makers as they commit resources to
reducing the effects of natural hazards, and is in the public interest to proceed with the multi
jurisdictional grant application and planning process in a timely manner; and
WHEREAS, an open public involvement process is essential to the development of an effective
plan, and the process will be coordinated with affected jurisdictions, agencies, businesses,
academia and other private and non profit interests in the county to insure a comprehensive
approach to mitigating the effects of natural disasters; and
WHEREAS, the plan shall include a documentation of the planning process, and a risk
assessment that provides the factual basis for activities proposed in the strategy to reduce losses,
sufficient to enable each jurisdiction to identify and prioritize appropriate mitigation actions, a
detailed mitigation strategy that provides the blueprint for reducing the potential losses identified
in the risk assessment, a five -year cycle for plan maintenance, and documentation of formal
adoption by each participating jurisdiction; and
THEREFORE, is mutually agreed that
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1) The jurisdiction of Tukwila authorizes participation in a Multi- Jurisdictional Hazard
Mitigation Plan review, amend, and update process;
2) That the planning process be organized to prepare the plan through a Hazard Mitigation
Planning Committee composed of public representatives and staff from those jurisdiction
departments that will be implementing the majority of the plan's recommendations;
3) That the public be involved through invitation to comment during the planning process using
a variety of means such as public meetings, public information activities, and written comments;
4) That a draft plan will be presented to each jurisdiction for consideration and action;
5) That the process be concluded by the end of the grant agreement.
Signature;
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For: City o Tukwila
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For: King County Office of Emergency Management
Date: /1/25/, /C
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