2011/09/08 Planning Commission ResolutionPLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2OII.2I
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT
PARK, CALIF'ORNIA, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF
ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNEMNT'S REPORT "TAMING NATURAL
DISASTERS' AS THE CITY OF'ROHNERT PARK'S LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION
PLAN
WHEREAS, the Bay Area is subject to various earthquake-related hazards such as
ground shaking, liquefaction, land sliding, fault surface rupture and tsunamis; and
WHEREAS, the Bay Area is subject to various weather related hazards including
wildfires and floods; and
\ryHEREAS, the City of Rohnert Park recognizes that disasters do not recognize city,
county or special district boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rohnert Park seeks to maintain and enhance both a disaster-
resistant City and region by reducing the potential loss of life, property damage and
environmental degradation from natural disasters, while accelerating economic recovery from
those disasters; and
WHEREAS, the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires all cities, counties and special
districts to have adopted a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan to receive disaster mitigation funding
from FEMA; and.
WHEREAS, a public hearing notice transmitted to agencies and interested parties as
required by Califomia State Planning Law, and a public hearing notice was published in the
Communitv Vqice, for a minimum of l0 days;
\ilHEREAS, at the September 8, 2011 Planning Commission meeting, upon hearing and
considering all testimony and arguments, if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, the
Commission considered all the facts relating to Planning Application No. PL20l1-030;
NOW' THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission recommends
approval of the Draft20l} ABAG report "Taming Natural Disasters" to the City Council as the
City of Rohnert Park's Local HazardMitigation Plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said action shall not be deemed final until the
appeal period has expired and that the appeal period shall be l0 working days from the date of
said action.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED on the 8th day of September, 2011, by the
City of Rohnert Park Planning Commission by the following vote:
David Armstrong, Chairperson, Rohnert
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