City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: MAY 3, 2017
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of Adopting the 2017 Northern Virginia Hazard Mitigation Plan.
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ISSUE: Consideration of adopting the 2017 Northern Virginia Hazard Mitigation Plan.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council approve the 2017 Northern Virginia Hazard Mitigation Plan.
BACKGROUND: The Code of Virginia §44-146.19 authorizes and requires each political subdivision within the Commonwealth to be responsible for local disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, as amended requires that local governments develop, adopt, and update natural hazard mitigation plans in order to receive certain federal assistance. The Code of Virginia requires City Council approval of the plan.
DISCUSSION: A Mitigation Advisory Committee (MAC), comprised of representatives from the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William; the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park; and Dumfries, the Towns of Haymarket, Herndon, Leesburg, Lovettsville, Middleburg, Purcellville, Occoquan, Round Hill, and Vienna, was convened in order to assess the risks of hazards facing the Northern Virginia Region, and to make recommendations on actions to be taken to mitigate these hazards.
The Northern Virginia Hazard Mitigation Plan incorporates the comments, ideas, and concerns of the community and of the public in general, which this plan is designed to protect, ascertained through a series of public hearings, publication of the draft plan, press releases, and other outreach activities. This Plan reflects no material changes from the current 2016 Plan.
The 2017 Northern Virginia Hazard Mitigation Plan includes the following:
• Four Basic Components of a Risk Assessment:
o Identify Hazards;
o Profile Hazard Events;
o Inventory Assets; and
o Estimate Losses
The Northern Virginia Hazard Mitigation Plan is a near 2,000 page document and as a result has been placed in the City Clerk’s Office for public review. Prior to the May 9, 2017 City Council meeting.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact in regard to the adoption of the Plan.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1: Adoption Resolution
Attachment 2: NOVA Hazard Mitigation Plan Executive Summary
Attachment 3: NOVA Hazard Mitigation Plan Cover
STAFF:
Debra Collins, Deputy City Manager.
Robert Dubé, Fire Chief
Corey Smedley, Deputy Chief of Emergency Management & Homeland Security