CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION _________________
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A RESOLUTION related to the City’s Emergency Management Program; amending the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Base Plan, Emergency Operations Plan, and All-Hazards Mitigation Plan as required by Seattle Municipal Code Section 10.02.050, RCW 38.52.077, and WAC 118-30-060.
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WHEREAS, Section 10.02.050 of the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) requires that a Disaster Readiness and Response Plan be kept current, and that, under the direction of the Mayor, proposed amendments to the plan be presented to the City Council for review and approval by resolution; and
WHEREAS, Section 10.02.060 of the SMC creates a Disaster Management Committee, which periodically reviews and makes recommendations for the revision of the City’s disaster response plans consistent with chapter 38.52 RCW; and
WHEREAS, the Disaster Management Committee has formally reviewed and approved three of the five components of the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) - the Base Plan, Emergency Operations Plan, and All-Hazards Mitigation Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has established a policy that requires recipients and potential recipients of Hazard Mitigation funding to have an All-Hazards Mitigation Plan; and
WHEREAS, FEMA’s policy requires that the City’s All-Hazards Mitigation Plan be formally adopted by City Council and submitted for approval by FEMA through the Washington Military Department; and
WHEREAS, the City’s All-Hazards Mitigation Plan is one of the suite of plans under the CEMP; and
WHEREAS, the Office of Emergency Management is responsible for coordinating the revision to the City’s All-Hazards Mitigation Plan every five years; and
WHEREAS, the Office of Emergency Management has worked closely with representatives of City departments and external partner organizations to revise the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Office of Emergency Management has submitted the CEMP - Base Plan, Emergency Operations Plan, and All-Hazards Mitigation Plan to the Mayor for his promulgation; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor, in accordance with Washington Administrative Code 118-30-060(6), and after careful consideration, has signified his endorsement of the CEMP - Base Plan, Emergency Operations Plan, and All-Hazards Mitigation Plan by Promulgation Memorandum; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the CEMP - Base Plan, Emergency Operations Plan, and All-Hazards Mitigation Plan, the Seattle Hazard Identification and Vulnerability Analysis and Disaster Recovery Framework will be presented to Council in future years as part of an effort to expand the update and approval process for the City’s key Emergency Management plans over a five-year period; and
WHEREAS, under Section 10.02.050 of the SMC, after City Council review and approval of the CEMP - Base Plan, Emergency Operations Plan, and All-Hazards Mitigation Plan by Resolution, the Mayor shall be authorized to exercise the powers provided by these plans; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE, THE MAYOR CONCURRING, THAT:
Section 1. The latest version of the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) - Base Plan, dated May 21, 2015, attached to this resolution as Exhibit 1, has been reviewed and is approved.
Section 2. The latest version of the CEMP - Emergency Operations Plan, dated June 29, 2015, attached to this resolution as Exhibit 2, has been reviewed and is approved.
Section 3. The latest version of the CEMP - All-Hazards Mitigation Plan, dated May 21, 2015, attached to this resolution as Exhibit 3, has been reviewed and is approved.
Adopted by the City Council the ____ day of ____________________, 2015, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its adoption this________ day
of ______________________, 2015.
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President ___________of the City Council
The Mayor concurred the _____ day of _______________________, 2015.
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Edward B. Murray, Mayor
Filed by me this ____ day of ________________________, 2015.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)
Attachments:
Exhibit 1 - Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan - Base Plan and ESF Annexes
Exhibit 2 - Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan - Emergency Operations Plan
Exhibit 3 - Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan - All-Hazards Mitigation Plan
Exhibit 3 Appendix A - Seattle Hazard Identification and Vulnerability Analysis
Exhibit 3 Appendix B - Plan Process Materials
Exhibit 3 Appendix C - Stakeholder Engagement
Exhibit 3 Appendix D - Mitigation Action Worksheets
Exhibit 3 Appendix E - FEMA Plan Review Tool
Exhibit 3 Appendix F - NFIP Data
Exhibit 3 Appendix G - Seismic Risk Assessment Methodology and Demonstration Project