FY2006-26 KIB Prehazard Mitigation Plan to DHS&EM and FEMAKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. FY2006 -26
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Introduced:
Adopted:
A RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
GRANTING CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL TO THE PROVISIONAL KODIAK ISLAND PRE -
HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTAL TO THE STATE OF
ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (DHS &EM) AND
THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA)
WHEREAS, The Borough has spent considerable time, effort and resources to determine the
seismic vulnerability of all school facilities owned and maintained by the Borough; and
WHEREAS, the engineering information developed through these investigations not only identifies the
facilities which are most at -risk, but also provides technical justification for potential 75% matching
grant funds through the FEMA Pre - Hazard Mitigation Grant Program; and,
WHEREAS, to be eligible for the FEMA Pre - Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, the Borough must
comply with the requirements of the Disaster Management Act of 2000, which requires that the
Borough adopt a multi - jurisdictional Pre - Hazard Mitigation Plan in order to be eligible for project grant
funding; and
WHEREAS, the Borough has engaged the services of a qualified consultant to develop a Pre - Hazard
Mitigation Plan which must be granted conceptual approval as one of the FEMA requirements for plan
submittal, and a formal adoption by the Assembly after the review by DHS &EM and FEMA has been
completed; and
WHEREAS, the Borough is planning to submit a phased planning document intended to obtain FEMA
eligibility for the project submittal in the 2006 grant cycle; however, the planning process will continue
through 2006 until conclusion to ensure that all Borough communities and all natural and man -made
disasters are adequately addressed in the final plan product;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH the Assembly grants conceptual approval to the provisional Phase I submittal of the
Kodiak Island Pre - Hazard Mitigation Plan, subject to final adoption after review and approval by the
Alaska Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS NINETEENTH DAY OF JANUARY 2006
ATTEST:
J ith A. Nielsen,
Kodiak Island Borough Alaska
orough Clerk
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
M. Selby, Borough Mayor
Manager Gifford
Assembly
Development Dept.
01/19/2006
01/19/2006
Resolution No. FY2006 -26
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