Resolution - 2004-86RESOLUTION NO. 2004-86
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, IN SUPPORT OF DEVELOPMENT OF A
NATURAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE FEDERAL DISASTER MITIGATION ACT OF 2000 (PUBLIC LAW
106-390)
• WHEREAS, in 2003, Southern California experienced the most costly fire in the State's
history, buming over 3,500 homes and over 750,000 acres of wildland, resulting in damage from
which it will take communities years to recover; and
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WHEREAS, in December of 2003, a large 6.5 earthquake devastated the City of Paso
Robles in the Central Coast region, and had this event occurred in an urbanized area of Los
Angeles County it would have resulted in significant loss of life and billions of dollars of
damage; and
WHEREAS, more often disaster resiliency, the ability to "bounce back" quickly from an
extreme natural event (such. as earthquake, flood or winds,) without permanent, intolerable
damage or disruption of natural, economic, social or structural systems and without massive
amounts of outside assistance, is being included as another component of community
sustainability; and
WHEREAS, sustainability emphasizes planning as a primary approach to involve local
citizens, obtain broad input, and develop real goals and action plans on how to mitigate against
damage caused by the natural hazards facing every California connnunity; and
WHEREAS, there are actions that can be undertaken to address hazards, no matter how
large or small, that can support disaster resiliency and sustainability in our community.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of West Covina, California, does
resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of West Covina does hereby adopt and
support the development of a Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan, establishing goals and objectives
to ensure the health, safety and welfare of its citizens, even in the event of a natural disaster.
SECTION 2. That the Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan shall be a collection of analysis,
policies, and actions on how the community will grow and change in the future and will serve as
a blueprint for how it can achieve sustainability and disaster resiliency.
The plan will be the result of a process involving City departments, local agencies,
business people, landowners, developers, and citizens and will reflect local values and concerns.
SECTION 3. That the Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan shall meet the program criteria of
the Stafford Act as amended (Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000) in order that the City of West
Covina will be eligible for future pre -disaster and post -disaster mitigation program funds to
ensure the health, safety and welfare of its citizens.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution
and the same shall thereupon take effect and be enforced.,
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19`h day of October, 2004.
ATTEST:'
City Clerk!ahet Berry
Mayor Michael L. Miller
I, JANET BERRY, CITY CLERK of the City of West Covina, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of West Covina,
California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 19t° day of October, 2004, by the following
vote of the City Council:
• AYES: Herfert, Hernandez, Sanderson, Wong, Miller
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
City Clerk Janet Berry
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney mold lvarez-Glasman
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