HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-11-14 12-012 ORDERCOUNCIL ACTION
Item No. 12 012
Date: November 14, 2011
Item/Subject: Order, Accepting and Adopting Penobscot County Multi -Jurisdictional Hazard
Mitigation Plan
Responsible Department: Fire Department
Commentary: Hazard mitigation planning is a collaborative process whereby: 1) hazards
affecting the community are identified; 2) vulnerability to the hazards are assessed; and 3)
consensus is reached on how to minimize the effects of these hazards. On February 26, 2002,
the Federal Emergency Management Agency adopted a new rule, as required by the Disaster
Mitigation Act of 2000, outlining new requirements for both State and local mitigation plans.
Local mitigation plans are intended to serve as a guide for decision -makers as they commit
resources to reducing the effects of natural hazards. In Maine, it was decided that the plans
would best be developed at the County level.
In 2005 Penobscot County completed such a mitigation plan and the City Council, by Council
Order 05-346, accepted and adopted it. The Plan is required to be periodically reviewed and
readopted with any updates or changes. Penobscot County has now completed the review. In
order to be finalized and accepted, this plan must be formally adopted by the appropriate
governing bodies, including the City Council of the City of Bangor. Once this is completed, the
plan must be submitted to the State and to the FEMA regional office for review and approval.
When the process is complete, each community that has ratified the FEMA accepted plan will be
eligible for mitigation grants offered by FEMA as they become available in future funding cycles.
This order will formally adopt the County's disaster mitigation plan.
Manager's Comments:
Associated Information: Order
Budget Approval:
Legal Approval:
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(TITLE.) Order, Accepting and Adopting the Penobscot County Multi -Jurisdictional Hazard
Mitigation Plan
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Bangor accepted and adopted the Penobscot
County Multi -Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan on October 24, 2005 by
Council Order 05-346; and
WHEREAS, the Plan is required to be periodically reviewed and readopted; and
WHEREAS, Penobscot County has completed the review and has a hazard mitigation plan as
required by the Maine Emergency Management Agency and the Federal
Emergency Management Agency; and
WHEREAS, as an element of the adoption and approval process, the Governing Body of the
City of Bangor has been asked to adopt this plan; and
WHEREAS, after local adoption and state and federal approval, the existence of this plan will
allow the County and its municipalities to be eligible for various forms of federal
and state emergency assistance.
By the City Council of the City of Bangor.
ORDERED, that the City Council of the City of Bangor hereby accepts and adopts the
Penobscot County Multi-Jurisidictional Hazard Mitigation Plan.
IN CITY COUNCIL
November 14, 2011
Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
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ORDER
(TITLE,) Accepting and Adopting the Penobscot
County Multi --Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation
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City of
BANGOR
RESOLUTION
Whereas natural disasters may occur at any time, we recognize that to lessen the impacts of these
disasters we will save resources, property, and lives in the City of Bangor;
Whereas the creation of the Penobscot County Multi -Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan is
necessary for the development of a risk assessment and effective mitigation strategy;
Whereas the City is committed to the mitigation goals and measures as presented in this plan;
and
Therefore, the City hereby adopts the Penobscot County Multi -Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation
Plan. ,
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Patricia Blanchette, Councilor
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