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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY June 21, 2016
City Council
STAFF
Mike Gavin, PFA Battalion Chief
SUBJECT
Resolution 2016-048 Adopting the 2016 Larimer County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this item is to adopt an updated plan that the City will utilize in its hazard mitigation program.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, in cooperation with the State of Colorado requires plans to be
updated periodically.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
Hazard mitigation is “any action taken to reduce or eliminate the risk and impact to human life, property and
environment from natural, technological or human caused hazards”. Larimer County created its previous
Mitigation Plan in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Stafford Act, the National Flood Insurance
Act, and 44 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The Northern Colorado Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan was
approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on July 26, 2010. This Plan must be
updated and approved by FEMA every five years; the current Plan expired on July 26, 2015. Due to the
damaging floods in the fall of 2013, Larimer County was granted an “Extraordinary Circumstances” timeline by
FEMA, which allows the County until August 2016 to have a new Hazard Mitigation Plan approved by FEMA.
A Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan has been developed by the Mitigation Planning Committee,
including personnel from twenty-seven different jurisdictions (including Poudre Fire Authority) within Larimer
County, and partner organizations. Larimer County expects to have the Plan approved by August 2016. The
Fort Collins Office of Emergency Management will be administering and monitoring the Larimer Multi-
Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, in collaboration with all community partners, and will provide revisions
and updates to the Fort Collins City Council as needed to remain current.
Fort Collins will benefit from this project by:
Ensuring eligibility for all sources of hazard mitigation funds made available through FEMA.
Increasing public awareness and understanding of vulnerabilities as well as support for specific actions to
reduce losses from future natural disaster.
Ensuring community policies, programs, and goals are compatible with reducing vulnerability to all hazards
and identifying those that are incompatible.
Building partnerships with diverse stakeholders increasing opportunities to leverage data and resources in
reducing workloads as well as achieving shared community objectives.
Expanding the understanding of potential risk reduction measures to include: local plans and regulations;
structure and infrastructure projects; natural systems protection; education and awareness programs; and
other tools.
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Informing the development, prioritization, and implementation of mitigation projects. Benefits accrue over
the life of the project as losses are avoided from each subsequent hazard event.
The Hazard Mitigation Plan is over 900 pages, and therefore has not been attached; however the Plan is
available at http://www.larimer.org/emergency/pdfs/LarimerHMP-Final.pdf, and is on file in the Office of the
City Clerk for public review.
CITY FINANCIAL IMPACTS
Without adoption of this hazard mitigation plan, the City could lose its eligibility to receive millions of dollars in
pre and post disaster mitigation funds as established in the Stafford Act. This would include the flood mitigation
program and reimbursements for events such as the floods of 2013 and High Park Fire.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
At its March 17, 2016 meeting, the Water Board unanimously voted to recommend adoption of the Larimer
County Hazard Mitigation Plan.
PUBLIC OUTREACH
Public meetings were held on July 27, 2015 and December 2, 2015 to present draft planning documents and to
solicit input during the development of the plan. The draft plan was made available for public comment from
December 10, 2015 through January 10, 2016 to solicit questions and comments and to present the plan and
the proposed mitigation actions.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Water Board recommendation, June 6 ,2016 (PDF)
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M E M O R A N D U M
DATE: June 6, 2016
TO: Mayor Troxell and Councilmembers
FROM: Brett Bovee, Water Board Vice Chairperson
THROUGH: Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Kevin R. Gertig, Utilities Executive Director
RE: 2016 Larimer County Hazard Mitigation Plan Approval Recommendation
At the City of Fort Collins Water Board meeting on March 17, 2016, the Board voted
unanimously to recommend adoption of the 2016 Larimer County Hazard Mitigation Plan.
The City of Fort Collins in coordination with other Northern Colorado jurisdictions undertook
the plan update to help reduce long-term risk to people and property from hazards and their
effects.
The Water Board fully supports this effort and encourages City Council to adopt the 2016
Larimer County Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Sincerely,
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Brett Bovee, Water Board Vice Chairperson
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9E7A74CF-EDEF-4ED1-86E1-2257594BB247
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RESOLUTION 2016-048
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ADOPTING THE 2016 LARIMER COUNTY
MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
WHEREAS, the City has experienced flooding, wildfires and other natural and human-
caused hazard events that pose risks to public health and safety and may cause serious property
damage; and
WHEREAS, on June 1, 2010, the City adopted the Northern Colorado Regional Hazard
Mitigation Plan; and
WHEREAS, a Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (“Mitigation Plan”) has been
developed as an update to the 2010 Northern Colorado Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan by the
Mitigation Planning Committee, including personnel from twenty-seven different jurisdictions
within Larimer County and partner organizations; and
WHEREAS, the Mitigation Plan recommends several mitigation actions that will help
minimize and reduce safety threats and damage to private and public property; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interests of the City that
the Mitigation Plan be adopted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That the Mitigation Plan, dated June 21, 2016, a copy of which is on file in
the office of the City Clerk, and available for public inspection, is hereby approved and adopted,
thereby replacing and superseding the Northern Colorado Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this
21st day of June, A.D. 2016.
_________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk