Columbus, Georgia

Agenda Item # 2



Columbus Consolidated Government



Council Meeting



12/06/2005



Agenda Report # 69



TO: Mayor and Council



SUBJECT: Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan 2005



INITIATED BY: Department of Fire/EMS







Recommendation: Approval is requested for the adoption of the completed

Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan 2005.



Background: The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency

Assistance act authorizes the release of federal financial assistance to

communities that have experienced a disaster, and have been declared a disaster

area by the president of the United States. With the amended Disaster

Mitigation act of 2000, starting November 1,2004, it is not enough for local

governments to receive a presidential disaster declaration, but they must have

prepared and adopted a federally approved pre-disaster mitigation plan before

they are eligible for federal financial disaster assistance. Thus, counties

across the nation are required to create a Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan to

address the community's vulnerability to hazards prior to a disaster event.

Analysis: The plan has been researched and published by the Chattahoochee

Valley Regional Development Commission and is agreed to be true and correct.



Financial Considerations: The adoption of this plan by Columbus City Council

will insure the Columbus Consolidated Government eligibility for future

disaster relief funding.



Legal Considerations: The adoption of this plan by Columbus City Council meets

all legal requirements set forth by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for

the legal recognition of this plan as a valid document.



Recommendations/ Actions: The Columbus Consolidated Government received a

federal grant for the full amount paid by contract to the Regional Development

Commission for research and publication of this plan. Upon the adoption of

this plan by Columbus City Government, the final obligation will be met and

paid to the Regional Development Commission. The development and publication

of this plan was at no cost to the City of Columbus.