FY2006-33 Granting Final Approval of KIB's Prehazard Mitigation Plan Phase IA RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
GRANTING FINAL APPROVAL OF THE PHASE 1
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH PRE - HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island 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 that are most at -risk, but also provides technical justification for FEMA Pre - Hazard
Mitigation Grant funding, which can provide up to 75% matching funds for an approved project; and,
WHEREAS, to be eligible for the FEMA Pre - Hazard Mitigation Grant funding, 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 final approval by the Assembly as one of the FEMA
requirements for agency plan approval, subject to several minor edits required by the agency as part
of the recently concluded review by DHS &EM and FEMA; and,
WHEREAS, the Borough has submitted a Phase I single jurisdiction plan (borough -wide) in order to
obtain FEMA eligibility for the Middle School Seismic Retrofit project submittal in the 2006 grant cycle,
however the Phase II 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
multi - jurisdictional plan product; and,
WHEREAS, the plan has been reviewed and approved by the Alaska Department of Homeland
Security and Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH grants final approval of the Phase 1 Kodiak Island Borough Pre - Hazard Mitigation Plan.
ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS SIXTH DAY OF APRIL 2006
ATTEST:
Judith A. Nielse t M , Borough Clerk
Kodiak Island Borough Alaska
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. FY2006 -33
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
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Introduced by: Manager Gifford
Requested by: Assembly
Introduced: 04/08/2006
Adopted: 04'06'2006
Resolution No. FY2006 -33
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