Pre Diaster Mitigation Plan updMEMORANDUM
December 10, 2003
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
City of Dubuque Pre Disaster Mitigation Plan
Emergency Management Coordinator Tom Berger is recommending approval of an
updated Pre Disaster Mitigation Plan and that a public headng be set for January 5,
2004.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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MiChael C. Van Milligen
MCVM/jh
Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, Corporation Counsel
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Thomas I. Berger, Emergency Management Coordinator
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December l0th, 2003
Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
Thomas I. Berger, EMA Coordinator
City of Dubuque Pre Disaster Mitigation Plan
A request has been made by East Central Intergovernmental Agency to schedule a public
hearing for January 5th for the updated Pre Disaster Mitigation Plan. The plan has been
prepared by ECIA and a local committee over the past year. The local committee
consisted of Council Members Dan Nicholson and Ann Michalski; Asst. City Manager
Cindy Stein_hauser, Fire Chief Dan Brown, Asst. Fire Chief Rick Steines, Operations and
Maintenance Manager Don Vogt, Police Chief Kim Wadding, Police Lieutenant Dan
Avenadus, Public Information Officer Susan Gwiasda, Associate Planner Kyle Kritz,
Asst. City Engineer Gus Psihoyos, Airport Manager Andy Perry and myself.
The new Pre Disaster Mitigation Plan is an update of the original Hazard Mitigation Plan
that was approved by the City of Dubuque on February 4th, 2002. The changes to the
plan were mandated by the Pre Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 that was implemented by
the Federal Emergency Management Agency after our original plan was submitted to the
Iowa Emergency Management Division.
This plan was submitted in draft form in July and then revised by ECIA after a few
changes were suggested by FEMA. This plan is considered Part B of our Comprehensive
Emergency Management Plan and qualifies the City of Dubuque for Federal and State
Assistance in a disaster. After the public hearing the approved plan will be submitted to
the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division for their approval
and then forwarded on to FEMA.
Thank you for your consideration on this plan.
EAST CENTRAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL ASSOCIATION
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Dubuque, l~'.. 2002
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RESOLIYI'ION NO. 517-03
RESOLUTION: ESTABLISH A PUBLIC HEARING TO SOLICIT WRITTEN AND
ORAL COMMENTS ON THE CITY'S PROPOSED PRE-DISASTER MITIGATION
PLAN
WHEREAS, the Dubuque Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan was prepared in compliance with
the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Planning Requirements of the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000
provided by the Iowa Homeland Secority and Emergency Management Division; and
WHEREAS, the Dubuque Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan identifies the City's potential
hazards in the cormnunity; and
WHEREAS, the Dubuque Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan includes a profile of hazard
events, a vulnerability assessment, evaluation of mitigation goals and a plan maintenance
process; and
WHEREAS, the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division
regulations require that the City hold a public hearing to solicit public comments prior to the
approval and adoption of their Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA that a public hearing to solicit written and oral commen~ on the City's
proposed Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan will be held on .January 5,: 2004 at 6:30 PM
before.the Dubuque City Council in City Hall, 50 W. 13t~ Street, Dubuque, Iowa
ADOPTED this 15th day of Decemher, 2003.
Terry Duggan, Mayor
ATTEST:
Jeanne F. Schneider, City Clerk