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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JANUARY 2, 2007 <br />TITLE: <br />RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING <br />PARTICIPATION IN THE FEMA PRE- <br />DISASTER MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM <br />lrx' ~i~~~ "" <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 15dReading <br />^ Ordinance on 2 Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <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 />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 EastlWest Building seismic structural <br />mitigation project. <br />3. 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 South Building seismic structural <br />mitigation project. <br />DISCUSSION <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 />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 />55C-1 <br />