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RESOLUTION NO. 2023-001
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA ANA ADOPTING THE 2022 HAZARD
MITIGATION PLAN
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana is vulnerable to natural hazards which may result
in loss of life and property, economic hardship, and threats to public health and safety;
and
WHEREAS, Section 322 of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 ("DMA 2000")
requires state and local governments to develop and submit for approval a mitigation plan
that outlines processes for identifying their respective natural hazards, risks, and
vulnerabilities: and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana acknowledges the requirements of Section 322
of DMA 2000 to update the 2005 Hazard Mitigation Plan in order to be eligible for pre -
and post -disaster federal hazard mitigation grant funds; and
WHEREAS, the Hazard Mitigation Plan was developed by a Planning Team with
representatives from the City, pertinent municipalities and other stakeholders; and
WHEREAS, a public involvement process consistentwith the requirements of DMA
2000 was conducted to develop the Hazard Mitigation Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Team developed a Mitigation Actions Matrix, which
identifies desired and planned projects, including from existing City plans, the General
Plan and Capital Improvement Program reflective of the following goals: (1) protect life
and property, (2) enhance public awareness, (3) preserve natural systems, (4) encourage
partnerships and implementation, and (5) strengthen emergency services; and
WHEREAS, the Hazard Mitigation Plan is to be reviewed by Planning Team
members on an annual basis to ensure the Mitigation Actions Matrix is implemented; and
WHEREAS, the 2022 Hazard Mitigation Plan recommends mitigation activities that
will reduce losses to life and property affected by both natural and human -caused hazards
that face the City; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), City
Staff determined that the adoption of the 2022 Hazard Mitigation Plan ("Project') is
covered by the general rule, pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA
Guidelines (14 CCR§ 15061(b)(3)), that CEQA applies only to projects which have the
potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, and City Staff found that there
is no possible significant effect directly related to the Project. Furthermore, CEQA
Guidelines Sections 15262 and 15269 provide additional guidance, in the context, that
the Project is a planning study that does not tacitly approve projects that would otherwise
require independent environmental review under CEQA; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA") has issued a
letter to the City of Approval Pending Adoption on September 23, 2022, and the updated
HMP must be adopted by the local jurisdiction's governing body prior to FEMA issuing a
Final Letter of Approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF S A N T A A N A,
RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council finds that all of the facts set forth in the Recitals of
this Resolution are true and correct.
Section 2. The City Council has reviewed the Project and, based upon the
whole record before it, in the exercise of its independent judgment and analysis, concurs
that the adoption of the City of Santa Ana 2022 Hazard Mitigation Plan is exempt from
consideration under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no
possibility that the adoption of this Plan, in and of itself, may have a significant effect on
the environment; and future projects described within the Plan may be subject to
independent environmental review pursuant to CEQA, and therefore no further action is
required under CEQA at this time.
Section 3. If section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this
Resolution is for any reason held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Resolution. The City
Council hereby declares that it would have passed and adopted this Resolution, and each
and all provisions hereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more provisions may be
declared invalid.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this
Resolution.
ADOPTED this 17rh day of January 2023.
Resolution 2023-001
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
Tamara Bogosian
4" Sr. Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN
NOT PRESENT:
Councilmembers
Councilmembers
Amezcua, Bacerra. Hernandez. Lopez
Penaloza, Phan, Vazquez (7)
None (0)
None (0)
None (0)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2023-
001 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana
on January 17, 2023.
Date: 2.j I 2�- D�
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
Resolution 2023-001
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