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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2018-21 - BoardA:DONNERPubhcUtilityDistnctResolutionNo2018-21AdoptingNevadaCounty’sDisasterMitigationPlanWHEREAS,TruckeeDonnerPublicUtilityDistrict(TheDistrict)recognizesthethreatthatnaturalhazardsposetopeopleandpropertywithinourcommunity;WHEREAS,undertakinghazardmitigationactionswillreducethepotentialforharmtopeopleandpropertyfromfuturehazardoccurrences;WHEREAS,theU.S.CongresspassedtheDisasterMitigationActof2000(“DisasterMitigationAct”)emphasizingtheneedforpre-disastermitigationofpotentialhazards;WHEREAS,theDisasterMitigationActmadeavailablehazardmitigationgrantstostateandlocalgovernments;WHEREAS,anadoptedLocalHazardMitigationPlanisrequiredasaconditionoffuturefundingformitigationprojectsundermultipleFEMApre-andpost-disastermitigationgrantprograms;WHEREAS,theDistrictfullyparticipatedintheFEMA-prescribedmitigationplanningprocesstopreparethislocalhazardmitigationplan;WHEREAS,theCaliforniaOfficeofEmergencyServicesandFederalEmergencyManagementAgency,RegionIXofficialshavereviewedtheNevadaCountyLocalHazardMitigationPlanandapproveditcontingentuponthisofficialadoptionoftheparticipatinggoverningbody;WHEREAS,theDistrictdesirestocomplywiththerequirementsoftheDisasterMitigationActandtoaugmentitsemergencyplanningeffortsbyformallyadoptingtheNevadaCountyLocalHazardMitigationPlan;WHEREAS,adoptionbythegoverningbodyfortheDistrict,demonstratesthejurisdiction’scommitmenttofulfillingthemitigationgoalsandobjectivesoutlinedinthisLocalHazardMitigationPlan;andWHEREAS,adoptionofthislegitimizestheplanandauthorizesresponsibleagenciestocarryouttheirresponsibilitiesundertheplan.Now,therefore,beitresolved,thattheDistrictadoptstheNevadaCountyLocalHazardMitigationPlanasanofficialplan;and1 Beitfurtherresolved,theDistrictwillsubmitthisadoptionresolutiontotheCaliforniaOfficeofEmergencyServicesandFEMARegionIXofficialstoenabletheplan’sfinalapprovalinaccordancewiththerequirementsoftheDisasterMitigationActof2000.PASSEDANDADOPTEDbytheBoardofDirectorsoftheTruckeeDonnerPublicUtilityDistrictatameetingheldwithinsaidDistrictonthefifthdaySeptember2018,bythefollowingrollcallvote:AYES:Directors:Aguera,Bender,Ellis,VicePresidentWarmerdam,andPresidentLaliotis.NOES:None.ABSENT:None.TRUCKEEDONNERPUBLICUTILITYDISTRICTTonyaliotis,PresidentATTEST:annaD.Kuhlemier,CMC,DistrictClerk2