55A - AA, AGMT AND RESO FOR HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT

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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: MAY 5, 2020 TITLE: APPROVE AN APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT, APPROVE AGREEMENT WITH EMERGENCY PLANNING CONSULTANTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $74,000, AND ADOPT RESOLUTION ACCEPTING HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM (HMGP) FUNDS /s/Kristine Ridge CITY MANAGER CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: UT100 ffeAWW ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 1s' Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For_ CONTINUED TO Ia1Ia►1,1111iLTA 1 01.4 RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to act on behalf of the City of Santa Ana for the purpose of obtaining and utilizing federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds for hazard mitigation planning, provided by the US Department of Homeland Security and sub - granted through the State of California. 2. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing up to $74,000 in Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds in revenue account (no. 12814002-52001), and appropriating same to expenditure account (no. 12814416 - 62300). 3. Authorize the City Manager to execute a two-year agreement with a provision for a one-year extension to Emergency Planning Consultants, for the period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022, for preparation of a Hazard Mitigation Plan, in an amount not to exceed $74,000, subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. DISCUSSION As a result of wildfire and debris flow disasters that occurred in California in December 2017 (DR- 4353), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) made several hundred million dollars available to the State of California (State) under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), a competitive grant designed to mitigate the impacts of natural disasters before they occur. As a result, the State is making this funding available to individual jurisdictions for the purpose of developing Local Hazard Mitigation Plans and mitigation projects. A Local Hazard Mitigation Plan will identify the primary natural hazards that may impact the City, such as earthquakes, floods or droughts, and estimates the losses that could be expected to occur, such as injuries, deaths, property damage or economic loss. The Plan then identifies and prioritizes projects that can be performed beforehand to mitigate the expected losses, which may include seismic retrofitting of buildings, improvements to storm drain or flood control infrastructure, strengthening other critical infrastructure, or improvements to building codes or other regulatory 55A-1