CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION __________________
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A RESOLUTION approving the 2021-2026 revision to the Seattle All-Hazards Mitigation Plan.
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WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has established a policy that requires recipients and potential recipients of Hazard Mitigation grant funding to have a Hazard Mitigation Plan; and
WHEREAS, FEMA’s policy requires that the City’s All-Hazards Mitigation Plan be formally adopted by the City Council and submitted for approval by FEMA through the State of Washington Military Department, Emergency Management Division; and
WHEREAS, the City’s All-Hazards Mitigation Plan is one in the suite of plans under the City’s Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, as cited in the City’s All-Hazard Mitigation Plan, Seattle’s Hazard Identification and Vulnerability Analysis identifies Seattle as a hub for land, sea, and air transportation, giving the City an inherent exposure to transportation incidents including plane crashes; and
WHEREAS, as cited in the City’s All-Hazard Mitigation Plan, Seattle’s Hazard Identification and Vulnerability Analysis reports that excessive heat events are projected to become more intense due to climate change, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations including the elderly, infants, the homeless, the poor, and people who are socially isolated; and
WHEREAS, the Office of Emergency Management is responsible for the revision to the City’s All-Hazards Mitigation Plan every five years in coordination with representatives of City departments and external partner organizations; and
WHEREAS, the Disaster Management Committee created by Seattle Municipal Code Section 10.02.060 has formally reviewed and recommends adoption of the Plan; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE, THE MAYOR CONCURRING, THAT:
Section 1. The 2021-2026 Seattle All-Hazards Mitigation Plan, dated February 1, 2021, attached to this resolution as Exhibit 1, has been reviewed and is approved.
Section 2. The City also approves such minor alterations to the Plan approved in Section 1 as are requested by the State of Washington Military Department, Emergency Management Division and FEMA and are determined by the Office of Emergency Management to be in the best interest of the City.
Section 3. The City Council requests that the Office of Emergency Management develop a strategy to brief communities in the City of Seattle under the Sea-Tac International Airport and King County International Airport flight paths on information on existing City, County, and Port of Seattle planning that may relate to plane crash hazard mitigation and, following such briefings, report back to the City Council via Clerk File on deficiencies identified by those communities for the Office of Emergency Management’s consideration in a future plan.
Section 4. The City Council requests that the Office of Emergency Management coordinate a citywide effort to identify approaches and projects which can mitigate the impacts of excessive heat on vulnerable populations in Seattle. The Office of Emergency Management should engage multiple City departments, community-based organizations, private sector partners and other subject matter experts including Public Health Seattle & King County and the Office of Sustainability and Environment to scope realistic and implementable strategies and approaches and identify needed public and private funding for those strategies.
Adopted by the City Council the ________ day of _________________________, 2021, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its adoption this ________ day of _________________________, 2021.
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President ____________ of the City Council
The Mayor concurred the ________ day of _________________________, 2021.
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Jenny A. Durkan, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2021.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)
Attachments:
Exhibit 1 - City of Seattle 2021-2026 All-Hazards Mitigation Plan