Fort Walton Beach Resolution — 2022-01--Mitigation Strategy — reading text

RESOLUTION 2022- 1 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, REPEALING THE 2016 LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY; ADOPTING THE 2021 OKALOOSA COUNTY LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY PLAN; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Fort Walton Beach participates in the Community Rating System CRS) for the National Flood Insurance Program; and WHEREAS, to ensure local communities prepare for natural disasters and as a prerequisite to receive certain disaster funds, the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief Act (42 USC 5121- 5207), 201), requires local governments as modified by the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 ( 44 CFR develop a Local Mitigation Strategy( LMS); and WHEREAS, an LMS is to identify the types of natural disasters that a community is likely to experience and to reduce that community' s vulnerability to such natural disasters by clearly defined hazard mitigation activities and projects; and WHEREAS, Okaloosa County adopted its first LMS in 1999, which it readopted with some revisions in 2006, substantially revised the LMS in 2011, and further updated the LMS in 2016; and WHEREAS, City Council unanimously adopted the 2016 Okaloosa County LMS on August 9, 2016; and WHEREAS, Okaloosa County has updated its LMS in 2021 and submitted such plan to the Florida Division of Emergency Management ( FDEM), which approved the 2021 Okaloosa County LMS on October 18, 2021; and WHEREAS, the City has participated in the development of the 2021 LMS for Okaloosa County and is required to formally adopt the Okaloosa County LMS prior to submittal to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) by the State of Florida; and WHEREAS, upon review of the 2021 LMS for Okaloosa County, the City Council of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida does formally adopt the updated Okaloosa County LMS to ensure the City of Fort Walton Beach and its residents are able to receive certain types of pre- disaster and post-disaster funds caused by natural disasters. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: 1. AUTHORITY: The authority for this resolution is the City Charter, Section 2. 11, Code of Ordinances, and Chapter 27P-22 Florida Administrative Code. The federal Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act requires that plan and strategy( known as a Local Mitigation Strategy or LMS) that every community develop a  RESOLUTION 2022- 1 addresses each type of natural disaster that threatens the community. Failure to develop and adopt the required LMS jeopardizes a community' s ability to receive certain types of both pre- disaster and post- disaster funds. The Okaloosa County Comprehensive Plan/ LMS Committee, represented by several municipalities, including the City of Fort Walton Beach, prepared the attached 2021 update to the Local Mitigation Strategy. The Plan has been developed consistent with the Insurance Service Office' s Community Rating System( CRS). 2. REPEAL: The City Council hereby repeals the 2016 Local Mitigation Strategy in its entirety. 3. ADOPTION: The City Council hereby adopts the 2021 Okaloosa County Local Mitigation Strategy LMS), which shall be considered the local mitigation strategy for all purposes pursuant to the Stafford Act and all related rules and regulations. The LMS Plan shall serve as the City' s long- term strategy for reducing disaster losses by addressing public participation, risk assessment, and identifying potential mitigation actions. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council of the City of Fort Walton Beach and signature of the Mayor. Adopted: JemtJ,I \\ aniZ ichard A. Rynearson, Ma or Attest: Approved for form, legal s„.•' Kim M. ares, City Clerk eosl WAtroti " ayw. Dykes, Jr.,- '( A .'" ry o, FLORIO,  Acr- STATE OF- FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Kevin Guthrie Ron DeSantis Director Governor October 18, 2021 Micheal Schwartz, Chief Okaloosa County Emergency Management 90 College Blvd. East Niceville, FL 32578 Re: Okaloosa County Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Approved Pending Adoption Dear Director Schwartz, This is to confirm that we have completed a State review of the Okaloosa County Local Mitigation Strategy ( LMS) update for compliance with the federal hazard mitigation planning standards contained in 44 CFR 201. 6( b)-( d). Based on our review and comments, Okaloosa County developed and submitted all the necessary plan revisions and our staff has reviewed and approved these revisions. We have determined that the Okaloosa County LMS plan is compliant with federal standards, subject to formal community adoption, for the jurisdictions below: Okaloosa County, Unincorporated City of Crestview City of Destin City of Fort Walton Beach City of Laurel Hill City of Mary Esther City of Niceville City of Valparaiso Town of Shalimar Town of Cinco Bayou Upon submittal of a copy of all participating jurisdictions' documentation of their adoption resolutions to our office, we will send all necessary documentation to the Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA) who will issue formal approval of the Okaloosa County LMS. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact your LMS Liaison Laura Dhuwe at Laura. Dhuweem. myflorida. com or 850- 815- 4512. Respectfully, Digitally signed by Miles E. Anderson ouMitigation, DN: cn= Miles E. Anderson, o= Miles E. Anderson email= Miles.anderson@em. m Ofl orida. com, c= US Date: 2021. 10. 19 14: 36: 13- 04' 00' Miles E. Anderson, Bureau Chief, Mitigation State Hazard Mitigation Officer MEA/ io STATE LOGISTICS RESPONSE CENTER DIVISION HEADQUARTERS Telephone: 850- 815- 4000 www. FlondaDisaster. orq 2702 Directors Row 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard Orlando, FL 32809- 5631 Tallahassee, FL 32399- 2100