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<br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />JANUARY 2, 2007 <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING <br />PARTICIPATION IN THE FEMA PRE- <br />DISASTER MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />D As Recommended <br />D As Amended <br />D Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />D Ordinance on 20d Reading <br />D Implementing Resolution <br />D Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />(2J Il !2~ <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />rt1l <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />1. Adopt a resolution authorizing the submittal of a grant application <br />in the amount of $3 million to the Federal Emergency Management <br />Agency's Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program on behalf of St. Joseph <br />Hospital of Orange for the Main Building seismic structural <br />mitigation project. <br /> <br />2. Adopt a resolution authorizing the submittal of a grant application <br />in the amount of $3 million to the Federal Emergency Management <br />Agency's Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program on behalf of St. Joseph <br />Hospital of Orange for the East/West Building seismic structural <br />mitigation project. <br /> <br />3. Adopt a resolution authorizing the submittal of a grant application <br /> <br />in the amount of $3 <br />Agency's Pre-Disaster <br />Hospital of Orange <br />mitigation project. <br /> <br />million to the Federal Emergency <br />Mitigation Program on behalf of <br />for the South Building seismic <br /> <br />Management <br />St. Joseph <br />structural <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Pre-Disaster Mitigation <br />(PDM) Program provides funds to states, territories, and Indian tribal <br />governments that, in turn, provide sub-grants to local governments, for <br />hazard mitigation planning and the implementation of mitigation projects <br />prior to a disaster event. In addition, eligible non-profit <br />organizations may be sponsored by an agency that has an approved FEMA <br />Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) in place; the City of Santa Ana's <br />plan was approved on May 10, 2005. <br /> <br />The City'S LHMP supports seismic structural mitigation that benefits our <br />community, emergency operations, and surrounding areas. The St. Joseph <br />Hospital of Orange facility is a critical component of the City's LHMP <br />emergency response operations. As such, St. Joseph's requests <br /> <br />55C-1 <br />