Laserfiche WebLink
Consent <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Honorable Board of County Commissioners <br />THROUGH: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />FROM: Tad Stone, Director <br />Department of Emergency Services <br />DATE: February 10, 2020 <br />SUBJECT: Approval of Resolution Adopting the Updated 2020 <br />Indian River County Unified Local Mitigation Strategy <br />On July 7, 2015, Indian River County's Updated Unified Local Mitigation Strategy was adopted by <br />Resolution No. 2015-078. The Federal Emergency Management Agency regulations require that <br />all hazard mitigation plans be reviewed and updated as appropriate, and resubmitted to FDEM for <br />approval within five (5) years. <br />In order to continue to be eligible for the following mitigation grant programs administered by FEMA: <br />Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), Pre -Disaster Mitigation Competitive (PDM -C), Flood <br />Mitigation Assistance (FMA), Repetitive Flood Claims Program (RFC) and Severe Repetitive Loss <br />Pilot Program (SRL), local governments must have an FDEM/FEMA approved hazard mitigation <br />plan in order to apply for and/or receive project grants. <br />FDEM staff has reviewed and approved our updated plan and has determined that the Indian River <br />County hazard mitigation plan is compliant with federal standards, subject to formal community <br />adoption. Formal adoption of this plan by each municipality must also occur within one calendar <br />year of receipt of FDEM's "Approval Pending Adoption." Upon submittal of a copy of all <br />participating jurisdictions' documentation of their adoption resolutions, FDEM will send all necessary <br />documentation to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) who will issue formal <br />approval of the Indian River County Local Mitigation Strategy. <br />FUNDING: <br />No funding was required to update Indian River County's Unified Local Mitigation Strategy. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff recommends approval of the attached Resolution and the updated 2020 Indian River County <br />Unified Local Mitigation Strategy. Staff also requests authority to forward the revised LMS plan to <br />each municipality for their formal approval. <br />45 <br />